Css/Properties/background-image

background-image

The background-image property sets the background image of an element.

Description

Values	<uri> | none | inherit
Initial value	none
Applies to	All elements
Inherited	No

Point, Note

• When setting a background image, authors should also specify a background color that will be used when the image is unavailable.

Values

• <uri>

• none
  If specified, no background image is displayed. This is default.

• inherit

Example

Example A

[style.css]

 body {
   background-image: url("images/bg.png");
   background-position: bottom right;
   background-attachment: fixed;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }

CSS Reference

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