Modern CSS Clip-path Effects

Cut images and blocks into polygons, circles, stars and waves, and animate between the shapes.

1Triangle Spin

Cuts an element into a triangle and spins it slowly - great for loaders and decorative badges. Class: fx-triangle-spin

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="fx-triangle-spin" style="width:110px;height:110px">
  </div>
  <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742440710453-d5db3a357362?auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&h=800&q=70" alt="Picture cropped to a triangle" class="fx-triangle-spin object-fit-cover" style="width:120px;height:120px">
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-triangle-spin {
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(50% 4%, 96% 88%, 4% 88%); clip-path: polygon(50% 4%, 96% 88%, 4% 88%);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--wt-primary), var(--wt-accent));
  animation: fx-triangle-spin-spin 6s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-triangle-spin-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-triangle-spin, .fx-triangle-spin::before, .fx-triangle-spin::after, .fx-triangle-spin *, .fx-triangle-spin *::before, .fx-triangle-spin *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

2Ellipse Morph

An elliptical frame that breathes between wide and tall - soft and organic for portraits. Class: fx-ellipse-morph

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742440710226-450e3b85c100?auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&h=800&q=70" alt="Portrait in a breathing ellipse" class="fx-ellipse-morph object-fit-cover" style="width:170px;height:170px">
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-ellipse-morph { -webkit-clip-path: ellipse(46% 34% at 50% 50%); clip-path: ellipse(46% 34% at 50% 50%); animation: fx-ellipse-morph-breathe 5s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
@keyframes fx-ellipse-morph-breathe {
  0% { -webkit-clip-path: ellipse(46% 34% at 50% 50%); clip-path: ellipse(46% 34% at 50% 50%); }
  100% { -webkit-clip-path: ellipse(32% 48% at 50% 50%); clip-path: ellipse(32% 48% at 50% 50%); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-ellipse-morph, .fx-ellipse-morph::before, .fx-ellipse-morph::after, .fx-ellipse-morph *, .fx-ellipse-morph *::before, .fx-ellipse-morph *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}