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Background clip text is a non-standard method of clipping a background image to the foreground text.
Last updated on : 2025-03-16
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Inherited
no
Applies to
all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Initial value
border-box
Animation type
discrete
Computed value
as specified
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 # background-clip
/* Keyword values */
background-clip: border-box;
background-clip: padding-box;
background-clip: content-box;
background-clip: text;
/* Global values */
background-clip: inherit;
background-clip: initial;
background-clip: revert;
background-clip: unset;
Background-clip: text on IE is not supported on any IE versions.
Background-clip: text on Edge is fully supported on 12-133 and partially supported on 120-130 Edge versions.
Background-clip: text on Firefox is fully supported on 49-138, and not supported on 2-48 Firefox versions.
Background-clip: text on Chrome is fully supported on 4-136 and partially supported on 123-133 Chrome versions.
Background-clip: text on Safari is fully supported on 4-18.4 and partially supported on 17.5-18.2 Safari versions.
Background-clip: text on Opera is fully supported on 15-104, partially supported on 105-114, and not supported on 9.5-12 Opera versions.
Background-clip: text on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 6-18.4 and partially supported on 15.6-18.2 Safari on iOS versions.
Background-clip: text on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-133 and partially supported on 120-130 Android Browser versions.
Background-clip: text on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-73 and partially supported on 80-80 Opera Mobile versions.
Background-clip: text on Chrome for Android is fully supported on 97-133 and partially supported on 120-130 Chrome for Android versions.
Background-clip: text on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
Background-clip: text on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 4-27 and partially supported on 24-24 Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:Background-clip: text shows a browser compatibility score of 92. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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