CSS background-position Property

CSS background-position Property

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Complete CSS Reference

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Definition

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

Inherited: No

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JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.backgroundPosition="bottom center"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the backgroundPosition property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

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Example

body {  background-image: url(stars.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: top left } body {  background-image: url(stars.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0% 0% }

Possible Values

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 second value will be "center". Default value: 0% 0%
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%.
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.