Floor element for forming a floor covering and a floor covering

Abstract

Floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer, a support layer, and optionally an intermediate layer disposed between the decorative layer and the support layer, wherein the decorative layer is made of a brittle material, wherein the floor elements comprises edges provided with coupling elements adapted to cooperate with coupling elements of an adjacent similar floor element in said floor covering and wherein the intermediate layer comprises at least one edge that is offset relative to a respective edge of the decorative layer.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.