CSS Clip-path Generator for Shapes and Live Previews
The CSS clip-path generator creates copy-ready values for triangle, pentagon, hexagon, star, arrow, and rhombus polygons, plus inset, circle, and ellipse shapes. Adjust the available options, including optional inset rounding, and inspect each shape in a live preview over a gradient. The preview helps you understand the clipped result before copying the CSS into your project.
The CSS clip-path generator creates CSS values for common clipping shapes and shows each result in a live preview. Choose from polygon presets for triangle, pentagon, hexagon, star, arrow, and rhombus, or create an inset, circle, or ellipse. The CSS is ready to copy into your project.
The tool maps each selected shape to a CSS clip-path value. Polygon choices use polygon shapes, while inset, circle, and ellipse correspond to their CSS shape functions. The available options let you configure the shape, including optional rounding for inset. A gradient preview makes the clipped area easier to inspect before you use the generated value.
CSS clip-path values describe which parts of an element remain visible by defining a clipping shape. The live preview gives you a visual way to understand that result, while the copied CSS gives you a value to use in your code. This is useful when you need sample values for testing, want several options at once, or prefer to inspect a shape rather than inventing values by hand.
The generator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or sent to a server, and after the page has loaded it continues to work offline. It is useful for developers and designers who need quick clip-path examples, as well as DevOps engineers preparing test data or fixtures.
Step 1: Choose a shape type, such as a polygon preset, inset, circle, or ellipse. Polygon presets include triangle, pentagon, hexagon, star, arrow, and rhombus.
Step 2: Set the available options for your chosen shape. For inset shapes, you can also choose optional rounding.
Step 3: Review the live preview over the gradient to see how the shape clips its content.
Step 4: Copy the generated CSS clip-path value and use it in your project, tests, fixtures, or seed data.
Use case: Create ready-to-use CSS clip-path values for tests, fixtures, or seed data instead of writing each value by hand.
Use case: Generate a batch of clip-path values at once when you need several shape examples for a project or test set.
Use case: Get properly random values for sample data when hand-typing guesses would be less useful.
Use case: Preview a polygon preset such as a star or arrow before copying its CSS into a page.
Use case: Compare inset, circle, and ellipse shapes visually to decide which clipping shape suits a design.
Use case: Prepare copy-ready shape values for a prototype, so you can try different clipping options without manually composing each value.