mask-clip

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: revert;
mask-clip: unset;

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 definition

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
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

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

Examples

Clipping a mask to the border box

Change the mask-clip value to any of the allowed values detailed above. If viewing the example in a Chromium-based browser change the value of -webkit-mask-clip.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Masking Module Level 1 (CSS Masking 1) # the-mask-clip

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`mask-clip`	1	79	53	No	15	4	2	18	53	14	3.2	1.0
`border`	1	79	No	No	15	4	2	18	No	14	3.2	1.0
`content`	1	79	No	No	15	4	2	18	No	14	3.2	1.0
`padding`	1	79	No	No	15	4	2	18	No	14	3.2	1.0
`text`	1	79	No	No	15	4	2	18	No	14	3.2	1.0