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;
} |
Try it yourself »
|
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
Complete CSS Reference
Make your web applications look like a million bucks
|
|
Most web applications today use boring methods to present data to their viewers using grids or simple HTML tables. FusionCharts induces "life" into the web applications by converting monotonous data into lively charts, gauges & maps.
FusionCharts works with all technologies like ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, JSP, HTML pages etc.
and connects to any database to render animated & interactive charts. It takes less than 15 minutes and no expertise
whatsoever to build your first chart and just a glance of it to captivate your audience. This fact is endorsed by our
12,000 customers and 150,000 users which include a majority of the Fortune 500 companies.
And yeah, your applications could look like a million bucks by spending just $69.
So go ahead, download your
copy of FusionCharts and start "wow-ing" your customers now!
|
 |
W3Schools' Online Certification Program
The perfect solution for professionals who need to balance work, family, and career building.
More than 4000 certificates already issued!
|
The HTML Certificate documents your knowledge of HTML, XHTML, and CSS.
The JavaScript Certificate documents your knowledge of JavaScript and HTML DOM.
The XML Certificate documents your knowledge of XML, XML DOM and XSLT.
The ASP Certificate documents your knowledge of ASP, SQL, and ADO.
The PHP Certificate documents your knowledge of PHP and SQL (MySQL).
|
