CSS background-repeat Property
Example
body {
background-image: url("smiley.png");
background-repeat: repeat-x;
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Meaning
The background-repeat CSS property sets how background images are repeated. A background image can be repeated along the horizontal and vertical axes, or not repeated at all.
The background-repeat CSS property can also takes two values:
| Single value | Two-value equivalent |
|---|---|
| repeat-x | repeat no-repeat |
| repeat-y | no-repeat repeat |
| repeat | repeat repeat |
| space | space space |
| round | round round |
| no-repeat | no-repeat no-repeat |
| Default value: | repeat |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
background-repeat: repeat|repeat-x|repeat-y|no-repeat|space|round|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 |
|---|---|
| repeat | The default value. The background image will be repeated both vertically and horizontally. |
| repeat-x | The background image will be repeated horizontally only. |
| repeat-y | The background image will be repeated vertically only. |
| no-repeat | The background image will not be repeated. |
| space | The image is repeated as much as possible without clipping. |
| round | As the allowed space increases in size, the repeated images will stretch (leaving no gaps) until there is room (space left >= half of the image width) for another one to be added. |
| 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-repeat: repeat;
}