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Style backgroundPosition Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The backgroundPosition property sets or returns the position of a background-image within an element.

Syntax

Set the backgroundPosition property:

Object.style.backgroundPosition="position"

Return the backgroundPosition property:

Object.style.backgroundPosition

Tip: The default value for the backgroundPosition property is: 0% 0%.

Value Description
top left
top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right		 If you only specify one keyword, the other value will be "center".
x% y% The x value indicates the horizontal position and the y value indicates the vertical position. The top left corner is 0% 0%. The right bottom corner is 100% 100%. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%.
xpos ypos The x value indicates the horizontal position and the y value indicates the vertical position. The top left corner is 0 0. Units can be pixels (0px 0px) or any other CSS units. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%. You can mix % and units
inherit The setting of the background-position property is inherited from the parent element

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The backgroundPosition property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".

Example

Example

Change the position of the background-image:

<html>
<head>
<style>
div
{
background-image: url('img_tree.png');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width: 400px;
height: 400px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("div1").style.backgroundPosition="center bottom";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Position background image</button>
<br />
<div id="div1">
</div>

</body>
</html>

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