<clipPath>
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2021.
The <clipPath>
SVG element defines a clipping path, to be used by the clip-path
property.
A clipping path restricts the region to which paint can be applied. Conceptually, parts of the drawing that lie outside of the region bounded by the clipping path are not drawn.
Example
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100">
<clipPath id="myClip">
<!--
Everything outside the circle will be
clipped and therefore invisible.
-->
<circle cx="40" cy="35" r="35" />
</clipPath>
<!-- The original black heart, for reference -->
<path
id="heart"
d="M10,30 A20,20,0,0,1,50,30 A20,20,0,0,1,90,30 Q90,60,50,90 Q10,60,10,30 Z" />
<!--
Only the portion of the red heart
inside the clip circle is visible.
-->
<use clip-path="url(#myClip)" href="#heart" fill="red" />
</svg>
/* With a touch of CSS for browsers who *
* implemented the r Geometry Property. */
@keyframes openYourHeart {
from {
r: 0;
}
to {
r: 60px;
}
}
#myClip circle {
animation: openYourHeart 15s infinite;
}
A clipping path is conceptually equivalent to a custom viewport for the referencing element. Thus, it affects the rendering of an element, but not the element's inherent geometry. The bounding box of a clipped element (meaning, an element which references a <clipPath>
element via a clip-path
property, or a child of the referencing element) must remain the same as if it were not clipped.
By default, pointer-events
are not dispatched on clipped regions. For example, a circle with a radius of 10
which is clipped to a circle with a radius of 5
will not receive "click" events outside the smaller radius.
Attributes
clipPathUnits
-
Defines the coordinate system for the contents of the
<clipPath>
element. Value type:userSpaceOnUse
|objectBoundingBox
; Default value:userSpaceOnUse
; Animatable: yes
Usage context
Categories | None |
---|---|
Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements Shape elements <text> , <use> |
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Masking Module Level 1 # ClipPathElement |
Browser compatibility
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Related
- Other clipping and masking SVG elements:
<mask>
- Some CSS properties:
clip-path
,pointer-events