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or mask-image with the image being a url to some SVG... I think in this example the image is an SVGImage as well. mask-image would work on arbitrary HTML content (such as video, etc).

This example clips video to a path in a PNG, but it ought to work with the URL pointing to an SVG image: http://www.apple.com/html5/showcase/video/

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"You’ll need to download Safari to view this demo.

To view this demo, you’ll need Safari 5 on Mac OS X or Windows, Safari on iOS, or the latest WebKit Nightly Build."

Is there really something special going on or is this as braindead as I assume it is, given that I'm using a modern browser? Really webkit only?

i like the approach.

also (in webkit) you can use an svg data url in your css mask-image to eliminate the extra request. works like a charme for all elements.

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