Example
Specify the painting area of the background:
div
{
border: 10px dotted black;
padding:35px;
background: yellow;
background-clip: content-box;
}
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Definition and Usage
The background-clip property specifies the painting area of the background.
| 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 | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| border-box | Default value. The background is clipped to the border box | Play it » |
| padding-box | The background is clipped to the padding box | Play it » |
| content-box | The background is clipped to the content box | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Backgrounds
HTML DOM reference: backgroundClip property