category | created | tags | title |
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Tip |
2021-04-08 |
CSS |
Create shapes with the clip path property |
In the old days, we often used the :before
and :after
pseudo elements to create shapes, triangles, arrows for example.
Nowadays, it can be accomplished with a single CSS property named clip-path
. As the name implies, it creates a clipping region from the original element.
```html ```If you're looking for a complex shape, then check this amazing CSS clip-path maker
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--arrow-left {
clip-path: polygon(40% 0%, 40% 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 80%, 40% 80%, 40% 100%, 0% 50%);
}
.demo__shape--arrow-right {
clip-path: polygon(0% 20%, 60% 20%, 60% 0%, 100% 50%, 60% 100%, 60% 80%, 0% 80%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--bubble {
clip-path: polygon(0% 50%, 15% 60%, 15% 85%, 85% 85%, 85% 15%, 15% 15%, 15% 40%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--circle {
clip-path: circle(50% at 50% 50%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--decagon {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 80% 10%, 100% 35%, 100% 70%, 80% 90%, 50% 100%, 20% 90%, 0% 70%, 0% 35%, 20% 10%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--diamond {
clip-path: polygon(15% 50%, 50% 85%, 85% 50%, 50% 15%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--heptagon {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 90% 20%, 100% 60%, 75% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 60%, 10% 20%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--hexagon {
clip-path: polygon(25% 0%, 75% 0%, 100% 50%, 75% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 50%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--ellipse {
clip-path: ellipse(25% 40% at 50% 50%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--nonagon {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 83% 12%, 100% 43%, 94% 78%, 68% 100%, 32% 100%, 6% 78%, 0% 43%, 17% 12%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--octagon {
clip-path: polygon(30% 0%, 70% 0%, 100% 30%, 100% 70%, 70% 100%, 30% 100%, 0% 70%, 0% 30%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--parallelogram {
clip-path: polygon(5% 20%, 25% 80%, 95% 80%, 75% 20%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--pentagon {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 38%, 82% 100%, 18% 100%, 0% 38%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--rectangle {
clip-path: polygon(0% 25%, 0% 75%, 100% 75%, 100% 25%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--square {
clip-path: polygon(15% 15%, 15% 85%, 85% 85%, 85% 15%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--star {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 61% 35%, 98% 35%, 68% 57%, 79% 91%, 50% 70%, 21% 91%, 32% 57%, 2% 35%, 39% 35%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--trapezoid {
clip-path: polygon(25% 20%, 5% 80%, 95% 80%, 75% 20%);
}
.demo__shape {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
height: 4rem;
margin-right: 0.5rem;
width: 4rem;
}
.demo__shape--triangle-up {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 0% 100%, 100% 100%);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-down {
clip-path: polygon(100% 0%, 0% 0%, 50% 100%);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-left {
clip-path: polygon(100% 0%, 0% 50%, 100% 100%);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-right {
clip-path: polygon(100% 50%, 0% 0%, 0% 100%);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-top-left {
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 0% 100%, 100% 0);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-top-right {
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 100%, 100% 0);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-bottom-left {
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 0 100%, 100% 100%);
}
.demo__shape--triangle-bottom-right {
clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 0 100%, 100% 100%);
}