CSS Background Clip
CSS background-clip Property
The CSS
background-clip property
defines how far the background (color, image, or gradient) should extend within
an element.
This property can have one of the following values:
-
border-box- The background extends behind the border. This is default -
padding-box- The background extends to the inside edge of the border -
content-box- The background extends to the edge of the content box
Example
Using the background-clip property with a background image:
#div1 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-image: url(paper.gif);
background-clip: border-box;
}
#div2 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-image: url(paper.gif);
background-clip: padding-box;
}
#div3 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-image: url(paper.gif);
background-clip: content-box;
}
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Example
Using the background-clip property with a background color:
#div1 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-color: lightblue;
background-clip: border-box;
}
#div2 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-color: lightblue;
background-clip: padding-box;
}
#div3 {
border: 5px dotted black;
padding: 35px;
background-color: lightblue;
background-clip: content-box;
}
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CSS Advanced Background Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| background | A shorthand property for setting all the background properties in one declaration |
| background-clip | Specifies the painting area of the background |
| background-image | Specifies one or more background images for an element |
| background-origin | Specifies where the background image(s) is/are positioned |
| background-size | Specifies the size of the background image(s) |
