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transparent text within a coloured box

jamwil
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Hey guys, not sure if this is possible with css, but I have a photographic background for a website, and would like to create text that is completely transparent so that the background shows through each letter.

The letters will be contained within a white box. I don't think this is possible (I've tried a couple different ways I can think of) but can anyone let me know definitively?

Cheers,
James
May 27 '10 #1
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Dormilich
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although it might look neat, I doubt it will be readable. I’d advise against it.
May 28 '10 #2
jamwil
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I've seen the effect on a number of signs / billboards etc, but never on a site. It might not work out but part of me wants to at least give it a try.

I'm guessing though that it is not possible to make the letters completely transparent, while having their bounding box a solid colour.
May 28 '10 #3

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