Bootstrap: In a modal dialog, how do I make the dropdown menu expand outside the dialog?

Question

Example code:

http://jsfiddle.net/vpg5g/

I\'d like to have the menu that drops down from the button expand over the modal\'s borders. As you see, the current sta

Answer 1

The modal does not allow any overflowing, you can fix it by using :

.modal { overflow: visible; }
.modal-body { overflow-y: visible; }

Working demo

You may want to add a class to apply those rules only to modals that really need it, in case this fix creates bugs.