background

The background property is a shorthand property for setting the individual background properties (i.e., 'background-color', 'background-image', 'background-repeat', 'background-attachment' and 'background-position') at the same place in the style sheet.

Description

Values	[<'background-color'> \|\| <'background-image'> \|\| <'background-repeat'> \|\| <'background-attachment'> \|\| <'background-position'>] \| inherit
Initial value	see individual properties
Applies to	All elements
Inherited	No

Point, Note

Given a valid declaration, the 'background' property first sets all the individual background properties to their initial values, then assigns explicit values given in the declaration.

Values

See individual properties.

Example

Example A

[style.css]

 body {
   background: url("chess.png") gray 50% repeat fixed;
 }

CSS Reference

The CSS specification defines the background-attachment property in 14.2.1 Background properties.