mask-border-repeat CSS property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The mask-border-repeat CSS property specifies how the images for the sides and the middle part of the mask border image are scaled and tiled.

Syntax

css
/* Keyword value */
mask-border-repeat: stretch;
mask-border-repeat: repeat;
mask-border-repeat: round;
mask-border-repeat: space;

/* top and bottom | left and right */
mask-border-repeat: round stretch;

/* Global values */
mask-border-repeat: inherit;
mask-border-repeat: initial;
mask-border-repeat: revert;
mask-border-repeat: revert-layer;
mask-border-repeat: unset;

The mask-border-repeat property may be specified using one or two values chosen from the list of values below.

  • When one value is specified, it applies the same behavior on all four sides.
  • When two values are specified, the first applies to the top and bottom, the second to the left and right.

Values

stretch

The source image's edge regions are stretched to fill the gap between each border.

repeat

The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be clipped to achieve the proper fit.

round

The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Tiles may be stretched to achieve the proper fit.

space

The source image's edge regions are tiled (repeated) to fill the gap between each border. Extra space will be distributed in between tiles to achieve the proper fit.

Formal definition

Initial valuestretch
Applies toall elements; In SVG, it applies to container elements excluding the <defs> element and all graphics elements
Inheritedno
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

mask-border-repeat = 
<'border-image-repeat'>

<border-image-repeat> =
[ stretch | repeat | round | space ]{1,2}

Examples

Basic usage

This property doesn't appear to be supported anywhere yet. When it eventually starts to be supported, it will serve to define how the border mask slice will repeat around the border — i.e., will it just repeat, or be scaled slightly so a whole number of slices fits, or be stretched so one slice fits?

css
mask-border-repeat: round;

Chromium-based browsers support an outdated version of this property — mask-box-image-repeat — with a prefix:

css
-webkit-mask-box-image-repeat: round;

Note: The mask-border page features a working example (using the out-of-date prefixed border mask properties supported in Chromium), so you can get an idea of the effect.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Masking Module Level 1
# the-mask-border-repeat

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
mask-border-repeat
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote
footnote See bug 877294
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Safari – Full support
Safari 3.1 (Release date: 2008-03-18)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Safari – Full support
Safari 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote
footnote See bug 877294
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
altname
altname Alternate name: -webkit-mask-box-image-repeat
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.
Uses a non-standard name
Has more compatibility info.

See also