Style backgroundClip Property
Example
Specify the painting area of the background:
document.getElementById("myDIV").style.backgroundClip = "content-box";
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Description
The backgroundClip property sets or returns the painting area of the background.
See Also:
HTML Styles: The background Property
CSS Tutorial: CSS Backgrounds
CSS3 Tutorial: CSS3 Backgrounds
CSS Reference: The background-clip Property
Syntax
Return the backgroundClip property:
object.style.backgroundClip
Set the backgroundClip property:
object.style.backgroundClip = "border-box|padding-box|content-box|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-box | Default value. The background is clipped to the border box |
| padding-box | The background is clipped to the padding box |
| content-box | The background is clipped to the content box |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | border-box |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the background-clip property of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
Browser Support
backgroundClip is a CSS3 (1999) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
