CSS background Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
How to specify all the background properties in one declaration:
body
{
background: #00ff00 url('smiley.gif') no-repeat fixed center;
} |
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Definition and Usage
The background shorthand property sets all the background properties in one declaration.
The properties that can be set, are (in order): background-color,
background-image,
background-repeat,
background-attachment, and
background-position.
It does not matter if one of the values above are missing, e.g. background:#ff0000 url('smiley.gif'); is allowed.
| Default value: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
no |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.background="white url(paper.gif)
repeat-y" |
Browser Support
The background property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| background-color |
Specifies the background color to be used. See
background-color for possible
values |
| background-image |
Specifies the background image to be used. See
background-image for possible
values |
| background-repeat |
Specifies how to repeat the background image. See
background-repeat for possible
values |
| background-attachment |
Specifies whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with
the rest of the page. See
background-attachment for possible
values |
| background-position |
Specifies the position of the background image. See
background-position for possible
values |
| inherit |
Specifies that the setting of the background property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Background
HTML DOM reference:
background property
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