Quick Reference
The background-position property sets the starting position of a background image, which by default is the top-left corner of an element. Unless otherwise specified, the image will repeat both vertically and horizontally to fill the element.
div {
background-image: url("my-background.jpg");
background-positon: right center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: red;
}Note
background-position should not be confused with background-origin. background-position sets the starting position of the background image (e.g., left top, right bottom, center center). background-origin sets the positioning as it applies to the padding, border, and content (see background-clip).
Default
| Default value | 0% 0% |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 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" |
| 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%) |
| 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 |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundPosition = 'right center';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundPosition = 'right center';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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