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 March 2017.

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 also has a CSS property counterpart: clip-path. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

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

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
clip-path
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 23 (Release date: 2012-11-06)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 7 (Release date: 2013-10-22)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 25 (Release date: 2013-02-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 7 (Release date: 2013-09-18)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1.5 (Release date: 2013-09-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 7 (Release date: 2013-09-18)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also