CSS mask-position property
Description
The mask images can be positioned within the mask positioning area by using the keywords or percentage values given below.
There are always two values of mask-position (horizontal and vertical offset). If only one value is specified the other one is assumed to be 50% or center.
Syntax
mask-position : [ percentage | length | left | center | right] [percentage | length | top | center | bottom]
Property values
X-percentage Y-percentageDefault
-
Horizontal offset is 0% which means 0% width of the image is under 0% width of the mask positioning area from the left side.
Vertical offset is 0% which means that 0% height of the image is under 70% height of the mask position area from the top side.
mask-position: 0% 0%;
X-percentage Y-percentage
-
Horizontal offset is 40% which means 40% width of the image is under 40% width of the mask positioning area from the left side.
Vertical offset is 70% which means that 70% height of the image is under 70% height of the mask position area from the top side.
mask-position: 40% 70%;
XY-percentage
-
One value is 30%. The other value is 50% (by default).
It is the same as mask-position: 30% 50%;.
mask-position: 30%;
left
-
The image is aligned on the left side horizontally. And it is aligned at the center vertically (by default).
It is the same as left center or 0% 50%.
mask-position: left;
center
-
This value aligns an image horizontally and vertically at the center.
It computes to center center or 50% 50%.
mask-position: center;
right
-
This value aligns an image horizontally on the right side and vertically at the center.
It is the same as right center or 100% 50%
mask-position: right;
top
-
top value aligns an image horizontally at the center and vertically at the top.
It is the same as center top or 50% 0%.
mask-position: top;
bottom
-
bottom value aligns an image horizontally at the bottom and vertically at the bottom.
It is the same as center bottom or 50% 100%.
mask-position: bottom;
Applicable to
It applies to all elements
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