CSS clip-path Property

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The clip-path property allows to specify a clipping region which sets what part of the element should be shown. Those parts outside the clipping region are hidden. This property has four values:

clip-source
basic-shape
geometry-box
none

The deprecated clip property will be replaced by the clip-path property.

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Initial Value	none
Applies to	All elements.
Inherited	No
Animatable	Yes, if specified for <basic-shape>.
Version	CSS1
DOM Syntax	object.style.clipPath = "none";

Syntax

clip-path: clip-source | basic-shape | geometry-box | none | initial | inherit;

Example of the clip-path property:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>The title of the document </title>
    <style>
      body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        background-color: #eee;
      }
      .container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 200px 200px 200px;
        grid-template-rows: 200px 200px 200px;
        grid-gap: 20px;
        justify-content: center;
      }
      .container div {
        background-image: url("/uploads/media/default/0001/01/b408569013c0bb32b2afb0f0d45e93e982347951.jpeg");
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        color: #000;
        font-size: 18px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
      }
      .example {
        clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0% 50%);
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Clip-path property example</h1>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="example">polygon</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Result

Example of the clip-path property with all the values:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document </title>
    <style>
      body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        background-color: #eee;
      }
      .container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 200px 200px 200px;
        grid-template-rows: 200px 200px 200px;
        grid-gap: 20px;
        justify-content: center;
      }
      .container > div {
        background-image: url(/uploads/media/default/0001/01/b408569013c0bb32b2afb0f0d45e93e982347951.jpeg);
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        color: #000;
        font-size: 18px;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
      }
      .box1 {
        clip-path: none;
      }
      .box2 {
        clip-path: inset(25% 0 25% 0 round 0 25% 0 25%);
        /* values are from-top, from-right, from-bottom, from-left */
      }
      .box3 {
        clip-path: circle(50% at 50% 50%);
      }
      .box4 {
        clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0% 50%);
      }
      .box5 {
        clip-path: ellipse(90px 50px at 100px 100px);
      }
      .box6 {
        clip-path: inherit;
      }
      .box7 {
        clip-path: initial;
      }
      .box8 {
        clip-path: unset;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h2>Clip-path property example</h2>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="box1">none</div>
      <div class="box2">inset</div>
      <div class="box3">circle</div>
      <div class="box4">polygon</div>
      <div class="box5">ellipse</div>
      <div class="box6">inherit</div>
      <div class="box7">initial</div>
      <div class="box8">unset</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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Values

Value	Description	Play it
<clip-source>	The <url> referencing an SVG <clipPath> element.
<basic-shape>	The shape which size and position are defined by the <geometry-box>.	Play it »
<geometry-box>	Defines the reference box for the basic shape.
none	Clipping path is not created.
initial	It makes the property use its default value.
inherit	It inherits the property from its parents element.