A normal paragraph with position:static and clipping but outside of any overflow. Note the clipping does not work. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A paragraph outside any overflow parent, but position:relative and clipped. Note the clipping does not work. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A position:relative, clipped paragraph inside a position:relative overflow div. Note the clipping does not work. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A position:absolute, clipped paragraph inside a position:relative overflow div. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A paragraph outside any overflow parent, but position:absolute and clipped. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A position:absolute, clipped paragraph inside a position:absolute overflow div. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

A position:relative, clipped paragraph inside a position:absolute overflow div. We add extra verbiage just to make the paragraph larger than its box.

Therefore, we note the following:
  1. If a block element has a position:absolute, it can be clipped.
  2. If a block element has a position of anything other than absolute, it can not be clipped, regardless of the parent's overflow status.
  3. If the parent element's overflow status is not visible, the block element will not display outside of the parent element's boundaries regardless of clipping.