clip | CSS CSS Properties

A legacy property used to define which portion of an absolutely positioned element is visible. It has been replaced by the more powerful and flexible 'clip-path' property.

Quick example

.legacy-box {
  position: absolute;
  clip: rect(0, 50px, 50px, 0);
  /* old-style rectangle clipping (use clip-path for new projects!) */
}

Quick facts

Initial value

auto

Inherited

Applies to

absolutely positioned elements

Animation type

rectangle

Values

auto

clip Browser Support

Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

Safe to use without fallbacks.

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