CSS background-position Property
Example
body {
background-image: url("smiley.png");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center;
}Keyword values:
Percentage values:
Length values:
Multiple images:
Edge offsets values:
Global values:
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Meaning
The background-position CSS property sets the initial position for each background image. The position is relative to the position layer set by background-origin.
The background-position properties of the shorthand:
| Default value: | 0% 0% |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
background-position: [ percentage | length | left | center | right ]1 or 2 values | initial | inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| bottom | Equivalent to 100% for the vertical position. |
| center | Equivalent to 50% for the horizontal position if it is not otherwise given, or 50% for the vertical position if it is. |
| left | Equivalent to 0% for the horizontal position. |
| right | Equivalent to 100% for the horizontal position. |
| top | Equivalent to 0% for the vertical position. |
| length | Actual pixel lengths. For example, with a value pair of '10px 20px', the upper left corner of the image is placed 10px to the right and 20px below the upper left corner of the element's box. |
| percentage | A percent of the element size. For example, with a value pair of '0% 0%', the upper left corner of the image is aligned with the upper left corner of the element's box. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
background-position: 0% 0%;
}