CSS background-position Property
Example
How to position a background-image:
body
{
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center;
}
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The background-position property sets the starting position of a background image.
Tip: By default, a background-image is placed at the top-left corner of an element, and repeated both vertically and horizontally.
| Default value: | 0% 0% |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.backgroundPosition="center" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background-position | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Note: IE8 and earlier do not support multiple background images on one element.
CSS Syntax
background-position: value;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| 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" | Demo ❯ |
| 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% | Demo ❯ |
| 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 | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
How to position a background-image to be centered at top:
body
{
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center top;
}
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Example
How to position a background-image to be bottom right:
body
{
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: bottom right;
}
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Example
How to position a background-image using percent:
body
{
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: 50% 50%;
}
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Example
How to position a background-image using pixels:
body
{
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: 50px 150px;
}
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Example
Use different background properties to create a "hero" image:
.hero-image {
background-image: url("photographer.jpg"); /* The
image used */
background-color: #cccccc; /* Used if the image is
unavailable */
height: 500px; /* You must set a specified height */
background-position: center; /* Center the image */
background-repeat: no-repeat; /* Do not repeat the image */
background-size: cover; /* Resize the background image to cover the entire container */
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Background
CSS reference: background-image property
HTML DOM reference: backgroundPosition property
