1. Backgrounds
  2. background-clip

Backgrounds

background-clip

Utility classes for controlling where an element's background is clipped.

ClassStyles
bg-clip-border
background-clip: border-box;
bg-clip-padding
background-clip: padding-box;
bg-clip-content
background-clip: content-box;
bg-clip-text
background-clip: text;

Examples

Basic example

Reach for the bg-clip-border, bg-clip-padding, and bg-clip-content utilities to decide where an element's background is clipped:

bg-clip-border

bg-clip-padding

bg-clip-content

<div class="border-4 bg-indigo-500 bg-clip-border p-3"></div><div class="border-4 bg-indigo-500 bg-clip-padding p-3"></div><div class="border-4 bg-indigo-500 bg-clip-content p-3"></div>

Clipping to text

Apply the bg-clip-text utility to confine an element's background to the outline of its text:

Hello world

<p class="bg-linear-to-r from-pink-500 to-violet-500 bg-clip-text text-5xl font-extrabold text-transparent ...">  Hello world</p>

Responsive layouts

Add a breakpoint prefix such as md: ahead of a background-clip utility so the effect kicks in only from medium screens upward:

<div class="bg-clip-border md:bg-clip-padding ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

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