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The CSS background properties define the
background effects of an element.
CSS Background Properties
The CSS background properties allow you to control the
background color of an element, set an image as the background,
repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and
position an image on a page.
Browser support: IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N:
Netscape.
W3C: The number in the "W3C" column indicates in which
CSS recommendation the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).
| Property |
Description |
Values |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| background |
A shorthand property for setting all
background properties in one declaration |
background-color
background-image
background-repeat background-attachment
background-position |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-attachment |
Sets whether a background image is
fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page |
scroll
fixed |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-color |
Sets the background color of an element |
color-rgb
color-hex
color-name
transparent |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| background-image |
Sets an image as the background |
url
none |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| background-position |
Sets the starting position of a
background image |
top left
top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right
x-% y-%
x-pos y-pos |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| background-repeat |
Sets if/how a background image will be
repeated |
repeat
repeat-x
repeat-y
no-repeat |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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