Quick Reference
The background-clip property defines how far the background color or image should extend within an element. This options would be to extend the background all the way under the box border (border-box), up to the inside edge of the box border (padding-box), or just under the box content itself (content-box).
div {
padding: 20px;
background-color: red;
background-clip: border-box;
}Default
| Default value | border-box |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| border-box | The background extends behind the border (default) |
| padding-box | The background extends to the inside edge of the border |
| content-box | The background extends to the edge of the content box |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundClip = 'border-box';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundClip = 'border-box';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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