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Background-clip: where background painting ends

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In brief

background-clip limits the background painting area, for example to content-box or padding-box. This differs from positioning the image itself.

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background-clip limits the background painting area, for example to content-box or padding-box. This differs from positioning the image itself. [1]

The distinction is especially visible with transparent borders. If colour appears beneath a border, inspect the painting area. Moving the image with background-position addresses a different problem.

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  1. [1] MDN — CSS background-clip ↗