CSS GUIDE BACKGROUND POSITION
This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.
Summary
Use the background-position property to specify where a background image is placed. If the image repeats (horizontally, vertically or both) then it repeats from this location. If there is a single image, it is placed using the background-position property.
- Initial value: 0% 0%
- Applies to: all elements
- Inherited: no
- Percentages: refer to the size of the box itself
- Media: visual
- Computed value: for <length> the absolute value, otherwise a percentage
Syntax
background-position: [left | right] [N% | Npx] [N% | Npx] [top | bottom];
Legal Values
Mozilla Recommended Values
Usage Examples
background-position: bottom right; background-position: top right; background-position: 20px 50px; background-position: 50% 20%; background-position: right 50%; background-position: 20% 50px; background-position: right 20px;