/* Scope a surface, bottom plate and higher text in one reliable stacking context. */
.xerox-stage {
  --xerox-surface: #f1ede1;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--xerox-surface);
}
.xerox-stage__plate {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden; /* hard, invisible crop boundary */
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  background: transparent;
  pointer-events: none;
  mask-image: none;
  -webkit-mask-image: none;
}
.xerox-stage__plate img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: url(#xerox-ink-plate);
  opacity: 1;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  /* Ordinary edge AA is allowed; never blur or feather. */
}
.xerox-stage__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.xerox-knockout {
  display: table;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0 .12em .06em 0;
  background: var(--xerox-surface);
}
/* For a textured surface, a flat knockout may be unsuitable: reposition instead. */