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CSS background-position Property

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Example

How to position a background-image:

body
{
background-image:url('smiley.gif');
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-attachment:fixed;
background-position:center;
}

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Definition and Usage

The background-position property sets the starting position of a background image.

Note: For this to work in Firefox and Opera, the background-attachment property must be set to "fixed".

Default value: 0% 0%
Inherited: no
Version: CSS1
JavaScript syntax: object.style.backgroundPosition="center"


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The background-position 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".


Property Values

Value Description Play it
left top
left center
left bottom
right top
right center
right bottom
center top
center center
center bottom
If you only specify one keyword, the other value will be "center" Play it »
x% y% The first value is the horizontal position and the second value is the vertical. 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%. . Default value is: 0% 0% Play it »
xpos ypos The first value is the horizontal position and the second value is the vertical. 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 positions Play it »
inherit Specifies that the setting of the background-position property should be inherited from the parent element


Examples

Try it Yourself - Examples

How to place a background image
This example demonstrates how to place a background-image on the page.

How to position a background image using %
This example demonstrates how to position an image on the page using percent.

How to position a background image using pixels
This example demonstrates how to position an image on the page using pixels.


Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Background

CSS reference: background-image property

HTML DOM reference: backgroundPosition property


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