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mask-clip

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The mask-clip CSS property determines the area, which is affected by a mask. The painted content of an element must be restricted to this area.

/* <geometry-box> values */
mask-clip: content-box;
mask-clip: padding-box;
mask-clip: border-box;
mask-clip: margin-box;
mask-clip: fill-box;
mask-clip: stroke-box;
mask-clip: view-box;

/* Keyword values */
mask-clip: no-clip;

/* Non-standard keyword values */
-webkit-mask-clip: border;
-webkit-mask-clip: padding;
-webkit-mask-clip: content;
-webkit-mask-clip: text;

/* Multiple values */
mask-clip: padding-box, no-clip;
mask-clip: view-box, fill-box, border-box;

/* Global values */
mask-clip: inherit;
mask-clip: initial;
mask-clip: unset;
Initial value border-box
Applies to all elements; In SVG, it applies to container elements excluding the <defs> element and all graphics elements
Inherited no
Media visual
Computed value as specified
Animation type discrete
Canonical order per grammar

Syntax

One or more of the keyword values listed below, separated by commas.

Values

content-box
The painted content is clipped to the content box.
padding-box
The painted content is clipped to the padding box.
border-box
The painted content is clipped to the border box.
margin-box
The painted content is clipped to the margin box.
fill-box
The painted content is clipped to the object bounding box.
stroke-box
The painted content is clipped to the stroke bounding box.
view-box
Uses the nearest SVG viewport as reference box. If a viewBox attribute is specified for the element creating the SVG viewport, the reference box is positioned at the origin of the coordinate system established by the viewBox attribute and the dimension of the reference box is set to the width and height values of the viewBox attribute.
no-clip
The painted content is not clipped.
border
This keyword behaves the same as border-box.
padding
This keyword behaves the same as padding-box.
content
This keyword behaves the same as content-box.
text
This keyword clips the mask image to the text of the element.

Formal syntax

[ <geometry-box> | no-clip ]#

where
<geometry-box> = <shape-box> | fill-box | stroke-box | view-box

where
<shape-box> = <box> | margin-box

where
<box> = border-box | padding-box | content-box

Example

CSS Content

#masked {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: #8cffa0;
  margin: 20px;
  border: 20px solid #8ca0ff;
  padding: 20px;
  mask-image: url(https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12668/MDN.svg);
  mask-size: 100% 100%;
  mask-clip: border-box; /* Can be changed in the live sample */
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Masking Module Level 1
The definition of 'mask-clip' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes
Prefixed
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
? 53 No Yes
Prefixed
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Yes
Prefixed
Yes
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
border 1 ? ? No Yes 4
content 1 ? ? No Yes 4
padding 1 ? ? No Yes 4
text 1 ? ? No Yes 4
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? ? 53 ? ? ?
border 2 ? ? ? ? 3.2 ?
content 2 ? ? ? ? 3.2 ?
padding 2 ? ? ? ? 3.2 ?
text 2 ? ? ? ? 3.2 ?

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