Clip path inset circle?

Question

Is it possible to create an inset circle clip path so that the clip path would effectively cut a hole through the div in the center opposed to only showing the center?

Answer 1

You could also do this with box-shadow on :after pseudo-element

div {
  position: relative;
  width: 300px;
  height: 200px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: url('http://planetcompas.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2015-01-Beautiful-Planet-And-Space-4-Cool-Wallpapers-HD.jpg');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}
div:after {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  content: '';
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 300px lightblue;
  transition: all 0.3s linear;
}
div:hover:after {
  opacity: 0;
}