Generating ragged edges in CSS

Question

I'm currently using images and I'd like to know if theres any css library/way of generating these ragged edges

larger sized image: (using png's for the top and bottom parts of the content) [http://i.imgur.com/LgyNSOJ.png][1]

thanks !

edit: I noticed there's voting on closing this question but I'd like to keep it open for the rest of the day in case more solns are provided.

Answer 1

I believe things have progressed since this originally posted in 2014. The year is now 2017, and I have used CSS to create the look of rough / torn edges. See code example here. I am sure with more work I could make it more convincing... but I like the results this is giving me for my purposes.

clip-path: polygon(3% 0, 7% 1%, 11% 0%, 16% 2%, 20% 0, 23% 2%, 28% 2%, 32% 1%, 35% 1%, 39% 3%, 41% 1%, 45% 0%, 47% 2%, 50% 2%, 53% 0, 58% 2%, 60% 2%, 63% 1%, 65% 0%, 67% 2%, 69% 2%, 73% 1%, 76% 1%, 79% 0, 82% 1%, 85% 0, 87% 1%, 89% 0, 92% 1%, 96% 0, 98% 3%, 99% 3%, 99% 6%, 100% 11%, 98% 15%, 100% 21%, 99% 28%, 100% 32%, 99% 35%, 99% 40%, 100% 43%, 99% 48%, 100% 53%, 100% 57%, 99% 60%, 100% 64%, 100% 68%, 99% 72%, 100% 75%, 100% 79%, 99% 83%, 100% 86%, 100% 90%, 99% 94%, 99% 98%, 95% 99%, 92% 99%, 89% 100%, 86% 99%, 83% 100%, 77% 99%, 72% 100%, 66% 98%, 62% 100%, 59% 99%, 54% 99%, 49% 100%, 46% 98%, 43% 100%, 40% 98%, 38% 100%, 35% 99%, 31% 100%, 28% 99%, 25% 99%, 22% 100%, 19% 99%, 16% 100%, 13% 99%, 10% 99%, 7% 100%, 4% 99%, 2% 97%, 1% 97%, 0% 94%, 1% 89%, 0% 84%, 1% 81%, 0 76%, 0 71%, 1% 66%, 0% 64%, 0% 61%, 0% 59%, 1% 54%, 0% 49%, 1% 45%, 0% 40%, 1% 37%, 0% 34%, 1% 29%, 0% 23%, 2% 20%, 1% 17%, 1% 13%, 0 10%, 1% 6%, 1% 3%); 

Answer 2

You could use svg's filters to get a similar effect.

body {
  background: tan;
}
svg {
  position: relative;
  width: 500px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
p {
  color: peru;
  padding: 45px;
}

<svg width="500" height="500">
  <defs>
    <filter id="filter" height="1.4" width="1.4">
      <feTurbulence baseFrequency="0.12" numOctaves="2" type="fractalNoise" result="result1" />
      <feDisplacementMap in2="result1" scale="99" result="result2" xChannelSelector="R" in="SourceGraphic" />
      <feComposite in2="result2" in="SourceGraphic" operator="atop" result="fbSourceGraphic" />
    </filter>
  </defs>
  <rect fill="saddlebrown" filter="url(#filter)" width="500" height="500" x="0" y="0" />
  <foreignObject width="500" height="500">
    <div>
      <p>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor
        in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
        <br />
        <br />Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem
        quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam
        eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit
        qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?
      </p>
    </div>
  </foreignObject>
</svg>