mask-origin
Utilities for controlling how an element's mask image is positioned relative to borders, padding, and content.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
mask-origin-border | |
mask-origin: border-box; |
|
| mask-origin-padding |
mask-origin: padding-box;
|
| mask-origin-content |
mask-origin: content-box;
|
| mask-origin-fill |
mask-origin: fill-box;
|
| mask-origin-stroke |
mask-origin: stroke-box;
|
| mask-origin-view |
mask-origin: view-box;
|
Use utilities like mask-origin-border, mask-origin-padding, and mask-origin-content to control where an element's mask is rendered:
mask-origin-border
mask-origin-padding
mask-origin-content
<div class="mask-origin-border border-3 p-1.5 mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)] ..."></div><div class="mask-origin-padding border-3 p-1.5 mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)] ..."></div><div class="mask-origin-content border-3 p-1.5 mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)] ..."></div>
Prefix a mask-origin utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="mask-origin-border md:mask-origin-padding ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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