jQuery detect si el elemento tiene desbordamiento

if ($("#myoverflowingelement").prop('scrollWidth') > $("#myoverflowingelement").width() ) {
	//this element is overflowing on the x axis
}

if ($("#myoverflowingelement").prop('scrollHeight') > $("#myoverflowingelement").height() ) {
	//this element is overflowing on the y axis
}
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