CSS · Properties — CSS Backgrounds and Borders

background

The CSS background property. Initial value: background-image,background-position,background-size,background-repeat,background-origin,background-clip,background-attachment,background-color. Not inherited.

Syntax
background: <bg-layer>#? , <final-bg-layer>

Example

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Notes

Media: visual. Applies to: allElements. Computed value: background-image,background-position,background-size,background-repeat,background-origin,background-clip,background-attachment,background-color.

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background-attachment background-origin background-position-x background-position-y border-bottom border-bottom-color border-bottom-left-radius border-bottom-right-radius

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