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paint()Limited availability

The paint() CSS function creates a custom image, drawn using a paint worklet, for an element's background or border.

Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.

Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–64Not supported
65+Supportedsince Mar 6, 2018
Current: 155
Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–64Not supported
65+Supportedsince Mar 6, 2018
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27

How to use

Not supported in Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: paintWorklet static.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("PaintRenderingContext2D" in globalThis) {
  // PaintRenderingContext2D is available
} else {
  // load a polyfill or use a fallback
}

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (49). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

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