clip-rule

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2020⁩.

The clip-rule attribute only applies to graphics elements that are contained within a <clipPath> element. The clip-rule attribute basically works as the fill-rule attribute, except that it applies to <clipPath> definitions.

Note: As a presentation attribute, clip-rule also has a CSS property counterpart: clip-rule. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

The following fragment of code will cause an evenodd clipping rule to be applied to the clipping path because clip-rule is specified on the <path> element that defines the clipping shape:

html

<g>
  <clipPath id="MyClip">
    <path d="..." clip-rule="evenodd" />
  </clipPath>
  <rect clip-path="url(#MyClip)" ... />
</g>

whereas the following fragment of code will not cause an evenodd clipping rule to be applied because the clip-rule is specified on the referencing element, not on the object defining the clipping shape:

html

<g>
  <clipPath id="MyClip">
    <path d="..." />
  </clipPath>
  <rect clip-path="url(#MyClip)" clip-rule="evenodd" ... />
</g>

Usage notes

Value	nonzero \| evenodd \| inherit
Default value	nonzero
Animatable	Yes

nonzero: See description of fill-rule property.
evenodd: See description of fill-rule property.

Example

html

<svg
  width="100"
  viewBox="0 0 100 90"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  version="1.1">
  <!-- Define star path -->
  <defs>
    <path d="M50,0 21,90 98,35 2,35 79,90z" id="star" />
  </defs>

  <!-- Left: evenodd -->
  <clipPath id="emptyStar">
    <use href="#star" clip-rule="evenodd" />
  </clipPath>
  <rect clip-path="url(#emptyStar)" width="50" height="90" fill="blue" />

  <!-- Right: nonzero -->
  <clipPath id="filledStar">
    <use href="#star" clip-rule="nonzero" />
  </clipPath>
  <rect clip-path="url(#filledStar)" width="50" height="90" x="50" fill="red" />
</svg>