Quick Reference
The background-repeat property sets how a background image will be repeated if at all. By default, the background image is repeated 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;
}Default
| Default value | repeat |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| repeat | The background image is repeated both vertically and horizontally, clipping last image if it does not fit (default) |
| repeat-x | The background image is repeated only horizontally |
| repeat-y | The background image is repeated only vertically |
| no-repeat | The background-image is not repeated; it will only be shown once |
| space | The background-image is repeated as many times as possible without clipping; the first and last image is pinned to either side of the element, and whitespace is distributed evenly between the images |
| round | The background-image is repeated and squished or stretched to fill the space with no gaps |
| 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.backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat';
}
</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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