div with triangle at the bottom with background image

Question

I want to make a div, with a triangle at the bottom. But I need the background image on the triangle to appear, I\'ve tried us

Answer 1

We can do this with only linear-gradient and mask. You can adjust the height you want.

div {
  --triangle-height: 100px; /* you can change this */
  --mask: linear-gradient(#000, #000) 0 0/100% calc(100% - var(--triangle-height)) no-repeat, 
          linear-gradient(to top right, transparent 49.5%, #000 50% 100%) 0 100%/50% var(--triangle-height) no-repeat, 
          linear-gradient(to top left, transparent 49.5%, #000 50% 100%) 100% 100%/50% var(--triangle-height) no-repeat;
  -webkit-mask: var(--mask);
  mask: var(--mask);
  width: 500px;
  height: 400px;
  background: url(https://i.picsum.photos/id/1043/5184/3456.jpg?hmac=wsz2e0aFKEI0ij7mauIr2nFz2pzC8xNlgDHWHYi9qbc) 50% 50%/cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

<div></div>

By changing the variable and adjusting width: 100%

div {
  --triangle-height: 200px; /* you can change this */
  --mask: linear-gradient(#000, #000) 0 0/100% calc(100% - var(--triangle-height)) no-repeat, 
          linear-gradient(to top right, transparent 49.5%, #000 50% 100%) 0 100%/50% var(--triangle-height) no-repeat, 
          linear-gradient(to top left, transparent 49.5%, #000 50% 100%) 100% 100%/50% var(--triangle-height) no-repeat;
  -webkit-mask: var(--mask);
  mask: var(--mask);
  width: 100%;
  height: 400px;
  background: url(https://i.picsum.photos/id/1043/5184/3456.jpg?hmac=wsz2e0aFKEI0ij7mauIr2nFz2pzC8xNlgDHWHYi9qbc) 50% 50%/cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

<div></div>

Answer 2

You can use a clipping mask

div {
    -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 100% 0, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0 75%);
    clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 100% 0, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0 75%);
}

Have a look at this website to generate your own masks.

Answer 3

Triangle over a plain color

If the triangle is displayed over a plain color, you can use this approach with an absolutely positioned pseudo element :

div{
    position:relative;
    background:url('http://i.imgur.com/W27LCzB.jpg');
    background-size:cover;
    min-height:100px;
    padding-bottom:100px;
    overflow:hidden;
}
div:after{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    bottom:0; left:0;
    border-left:50vw solid #fff;
    border-right:50vw solid #fff;
    border-top:100px solid transparent;
}

<div></div>

The left and right parts of the triangle are hidden by the left and right borders of the pseudo element. That is why this approach won't work over a gradient or image.

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Triangle over an image or gradient

In these cases, you can use an inline svg with clipPath and a polygon element :

body, html{
  height:100%;
  background:url('https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6895047173_d4b1a0d798.jpg')no-repeat center center;
  background-size:cover;
}
svg{
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  }

<svg viewbox="0 0 100 40">
  <clipPath id="clip">
    <polygon points="0 0 100 0 100 25 50 40 0 25" />
  </clipPath>
  <image xlink:href="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3165/5733278274_2626612c70.jpg"  width="100" height="65" clip-path="url(#clip)"/>
</svg>

There are other possible approaches for the same result. You can find some here : CSS Transparent arrow/triangle