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title: Background Clip
position: 1
seo_title: Telerik and Kendo UI Background Clip Utilities
seo_description: Use the Telerik and Kendo UI Background Clip Utilities to
  control the bounding box of an element's background.
---
## Background Clip

The Telerik and Kendo UI Background Clip Utilities are CSS classes that enable you to control the bounding box of an element's background.

<CSSRulesList data='{"id":"background-clip"}'></CSSRulesList>

### Applying a Background Clip

Use the `k-bg-clip-{clip}` utilities to apply a background clip.

<LiveDemo data='{"links":[],"demo":"utils/background/background-clip/clip","height":200}'></LiveDemo>