clip-path

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2021.

The clip-path presentation attribute defines or associates a clipping path with the element it is related to.

Note: As a presentation attribute clip-path can be used as a CSS property.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <clipPath id="myClip" clipPathUnits="objectBoundingBox">
    <circle cx=".5" cy=".5" r=".5" />
  </clipPath>

  <!-- Top-left: Apply a custom defined clipping path -->
  <rect
    x="1"
    y="1"
    width="8"
    height="8"
    stroke="green"
    clip-path="url(#myClip)" />

  <!-- Top-right: Apply a CSS basic shape on a fill-box
       geometry. This is the same as having a custom clipping
       path with a clipPathUnits set to objectBoundingBox -->
  <rect
    x="11"
    y="1"
    width="8"
    height="8"
    stroke="green"
    clip-path="circle() fill-box" />

  <!-- Bottom-left -->
  <rect
    x="1"
    y="11"
    width="8"
    height="8"
    stroke="green"
    clip-path="circle() stroke-box" />

  <!-- Bottom-right: Apply a CSS basic shape on a view-box
       geometry. This is the same as having a custom clipping
       path with a clipPathUnits set to userSpaceOnUse -->
  <rect
    x="11"
    y="11"
    width="8"
    height="8"
    stroke="green"
    clip-path="circle() view-box" />
</svg>

Usage notes

Value <url> | [ <basic-shape> || <geometry-box> ] | none
Default value none
Animatable Yes
<geometry-box>

An extra information to tell how a <basic-shape> is applied to an element: fill-box indicates to use the object bounding box; stroke-box indicates to use the object bounding box extended with the stroke; view-box indicates to use the nearest SVG viewport as the reference box.

Note: For more details on the clip-path syntax, see the CSS property clip-path reference page.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Masking Module Level 1
# the-clip-path

Browser compatibility

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See also