The backgroundClip property lets us control how far the background image will be painted i.e. the painting area of the background image. It is used for setting or returning that painting area.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the backgroundClip property −
background-clip: border-box | padding-box | content-box
Values
Following are the values −
| Sr.No | Value & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | border-box This clips the background within the border-box and this is the default value. |
| 2 | padding-box This clips the background within the padding box. |
| 3 | content-box The background is clipped within the content box. |
Example
Let us look at an example for the backgroundclip property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#one {
box-shadow: 0 0 2px black;
padding: 18px;
background: skyblue;
background-clip: content-box;
}
</style>
<script>
function changeBackClip(){
document.getElementById("one").style.backgroundClip="padding-box";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The background clip property is now padding-box";
background-clip: border-box | padding-box | content-box
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="one">
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<p>Change the above div background-clip value by clicking the below button</p>
<button onclick="changeBackClip()">CHANGE CLIP</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
On clicking the CHANGE CLIP button −
