<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta content="ahem" name="flags">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/ahem.css" />
<style>
div.mask {
background-color: purple;
width: 40px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 5px;
position: relative;
}
span.mask {
font: 20px/1 Ahem;
line-height: 20px;
color: purple;
border-radius: 5px;
position: relative;
}
.unclipped-child {
position: absolute;
top: -6px;
left: -6px;
width: 52px;
height: 32px;
background: purple;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="mask"><div class="unclipped-child"></div></div>
<br>
<span class="mask">XX<span class="unclipped-child"></span></span>
</body>
</html>