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mask-position

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The mask-position CSS property sets the initial position, relative to the mask position layer set by mask-origin, for each defined mask image.

/* Keyword values */
mask-position: top;
mask-position: bottom;
mask-position: left;
mask-position: right;
mask-position: center;

/* <position> values */
mask-position: 25% 75%;
mask-position: 0px 0px;
mask-position: 10% 8em;

/* Multiple values */
mask-position: top right;
mask-position: 1rem 1rem, center;

/* Global values */
mask-position: inherit;
mask-position: initial;
mask-position: unset;
Initial value center
Applies to all elements; In SVG, it applies to container elements excluding the <defs> element and all graphics elements
Inherited no
Percentages refer to size of mask painting area minus size of mask layer image (see the text for background-position)
Media visual
Computed value Consists of two keywords representing the origin and two offsets from that origin, each given as an absolute length (if given a <length>), otherwise as a percentage.
Animation type repeatable list of simple list of length, percentage, or calc
Canonical order per grammar

Syntax

One or more <position> values, separated by commas.

Values

<position>
One to four values representing a 2D position regarding the edges of the element's box. Relative or absolute offsets can be given. Note that the position can be set outside of the element's box.

Formal syntax

<position>#

where
<position> = [ [ left | center | right ] || [ top | center | bottom ] | [ left | center | right | <length-percentage> ] [ top | center | bottom | <length-percentage> ]? | [ [ left | right ] <length-percentage> ] && [ [ top | bottom ] <length-percentage> ] ]

where
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>

Example

CSS

#wrapper {
  border: 1px solid black;
  width: 250px;
  height: 250px;
}

#masked {
  width: 250px;
  height: 250px;
  background: blue linear-gradient(red, blue);
  mask-image: url(https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12676/star.svg);
  mask-repeat: no-repeat;
  mask-position: top right; /* Can be changed in the live sample */
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Masking Module Level 1
The definition of 'mask-position' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1
Prefixed
1
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
18 53 ? ? 4
Prefixed
4
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? ? 53 ? ? ?

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