1. Effects
  2. mask-position

Effects

mask-position

Utilities for controlling the position of an element's mask image.

ClassStyles
mask-bottom
mask-position: bottom;
mask-center
mask-position: center;
mask-left
mask-position: left;
mask-left-bottom
mask-position: left bottom;
mask-left-top
mask-position: left top;
mask-right
mask-position: right;
mask-right-bottom
mask-position: right bottom;
mask-right-top
mask-position: right top;
mask-top
mask-position: top;
mask-(position:<custom-property>)
mask-position: var(<custom-property>);
mask-[<value>]
mask-position: <value>;

Examples

Basic example

Use utilities like mask-center, mask-right, and mask-left-top to control the position of an element's mask image:

mask-left-top

mask-top

mask-right-top

mask-left

mask-center

mask-right

mask-left-bottom

mask-bottom

mask-right-bottom

<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-left-top ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-top ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-right-top ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-left ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-center ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-right ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-left-bottom ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-bottom ..."></div>
<div class="mask-[url(/img/circle.png)] mask-[size:50%_50%] mask-right-bottom ..."></div>

Using a custom value

Use the mask-[<value>] syntax to set the mask position based on a completely custom value:

<div class="mask-[center_top_1rem] ...">
<!-- ... -->
</div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the mask-(position:<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="mask-(position:--my-mask-position) ...">
<!-- ... -->
</div>

This is just a shorthand for mask-[position:var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a mask-position utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="mask-center md:mask-top ...">
<!-- ... -->
</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

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