CSS background-clip Property
Example
Specify how far the background should extend within an element:
div
{
border: 10px dotted black;
padding: 15px;
background:
lightblue;
background-clip:
padding-box;
}
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Definition and Usage
The background-clip property defines how far the background (color or image)
should extend within an element.
| Default value: | border-box |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.backgroundClip="content-box" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background-clip | 4.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 10.5 |
CSS Syntax
background-clip: border-box|padding-box|content-box|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| border-box | Default value. The background extends behind the border | Demo ❯ |
| padding-box | The background extends to the inside edge of the border | Demo ❯ |
| content-box | The background extends to the edge of the content box | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Backgrounds
HTML DOM reference: backgroundClip property
