Example
Specify how far the background should extend within an element:
div {
border: 10px dotted black;
padding: 15px;
background: lightblue;
background-clip: padding-box;
}
Definition and Usage
The background-clip property defines how far the background (color or image) should extend within an element.
| Default value: | border-box |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.backgroundClip=”content-box” Try it |
CSS Syntax
background-clip: border-box|padding-box|content-box|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| border-box | Default value. The background extends behind the border | #myDIV { padding: 15px; border: 10px dotted #000000; background-color: yellow; background-clip:border-box; } |
| padding-box | The background extends to the inside edge of the border | #myDIV { padding: 15px; border: 10px dotted #000000; background-color: yellow; background-clip:padding-box ; } |
| content-box | The background extends to the edge of the content box | #myDIV { padding: 15px; border: 10px dotted #000000; background-color: yellow; background-clip:content-box ; } |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | #myDIV { padding: 15px; border: 10px dotted #000000; background-color: yellow; background-clip:initial; } |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
