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Background-clip: text

Background clip text is a non-standard method of clipping a background image to the foreground text.

Last updated on : 2025-11-11

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 11

120 - 130

12 - 142

2 - 48

49 - 147

123 - 133

4 - 145

17.6 - 18.2

4 - 26.2

9.5 - 12

105 - 114

15 - 122

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Formal Definition

Inherited

Applies to

all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.

Initial value

border-box

Animation type

discrete

Computed value

as specified

Specifications

CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 # background-clip

Syntax

/* 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;

Browser Compatibility

Background-clip: text on IE is not supported on any IE versions.

Background-clip: text on Edge is fully supported on 12-142 and partially supported on 120-130 Edge versions.

Background-clip: text on Firefox is fully supported on 49-147, and not supported on 2-48 Firefox versions.

Background-clip: text on Chrome is fully supported on 4-145 and partially supported on 123-133 Chrome versions.

Background-clip: text on Safari is fully supported on 4-26.2 and partially supported on 17.6-18.2 Safari versions.

Background-clip: text on Opera is fully supported on 15-122, 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 6-26.1 and partially supported on 15.6-18.2 Safari on iOS versions.

Background-clip: text on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-142 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 97-142 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 4-29 and partially supported on 24-24 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for Background-clip: text

Background-clip: text on Chrome

Background-clip: text on Safari

Background-clip: text on Firefox

Background-clip: text on Internet Explorer

Background-clip: text on Opera

Background-clip: text on Edge

References

Data sourced from

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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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