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CSS clip-path for various shapes

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CSS clip-path for various shapes

Here are CSS clip paths for common shapes we usually use on our web designs. You can apply it to an HTML element with a background color or a background image. This can also be applied directly to images to get the desired clipping effect.

Check out the demo below for clipped background images and related CSS clip-path codes for them. You can also use this awesome tool to upload your image file and clip it as you wish.

Demo

Tool Link – https://tools.webdevpuneet.com/css-clip-path-generator/

Open demo in a full window – https://demos.webdevpuneet.com/css/clipping/background-clippings.html

CSS usage

.select-element{
  height: 200px;
  width: 200px;
  background: url('https://webdevpuneet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cat1.png') no-repeat center center;
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 38%, 82% 100%, 18% 100%, 0% 38%); /* Clip Path */
}

Clip path codes for various shapes:

Triangle

Triangle
Triangle
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 0% 100%, 100% 100%);

Trapezoid

clip-path: polygon(20% 0%, 80% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);

Parallelogram

Parallelogram
Parallelogram
clip-path: polygon(25% 0%, 100% 0%, 75% 100%, 0% 100%);

Rhombus

clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0% 50%);

Pentagon

Pentagon
Pentagon
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 38%, 82% 100%, 18% 100%, 0% 38%);

Hexagon

Hexagon
Hexagon
clip-path: polygon(25% 0%, 75% 0%, 100% 50%, 75% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 50%);

Heptagon

Heptagon
Heptagon
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 90% 20%, 100% 60%, 75% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 60%, 10% 20%);

Octagon

Octagon
Octagon
clip-path: polygon(30% 0%, 70% 0%, 100% 30%, 100% 70%, 70% 100%, 30% 100%, 0% 70%, 0% 30%);

Nonagon

Nonagon
Nonagon
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 83% 12%, 100% 43%, 94% 78%, 68% 100%, 32% 100%, 6% 78%, 0% 43%, 17% 12%);

Decagon

Decagon
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 80% 10%, 100% 35%, 100% 70%, 80% 90%, 50% 100%, 20% 90%, 0% 70%, 0% 35%, 20% 10%);

Star

Star
Star
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 61% 35%, 98% 35%, 68% 57%, 79% 91%, 50% 70%, 21% 91%, 32% 57%, 2% 35%, 39% 35%);

Circle

Circle
Circle
clip-path: circle(50% at 50% 50%);

Frame

Frame
Frame
clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 0% 100%, 25% 100%, 25% 25%, 75% 25%, 75% 75%, 25% 75%, 25% 100%, 100% 100%, 100% 0%);

Right Chevron

Right Chevron
Right Chevron
clip-path: polygon(75% 0%, 100% 50%, 75% 100%, 0% 100%, 25% 50%, 0% 0%);

Left Chevron

Left Chevron
Left Chevron
clip-path: polygon(100% 0%, 75% 50%, 100% 100%, 25% 100%, 0% 50%, 25% 0%);

Left Arrow

Left Arrow
Left Arrow
clip-path: polygon(40% 0%, 40% 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 80%, 40% 80%, 40% 100%, 0% 50%);

Right Arrow

Right Arrow
Right Arrow
clip-path: polygon(0% 20%, 60% 20%, 60% 0%, 100% 50%, 60% 100%, 60% 80%, 0% 80%);

Tool Link – https://tools.webdevpuneet.com/css-clip-path-generator/