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= 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 ==
<table class="filehistory" width="750"><tr><th width="100">Values
     </th><td>[<'background-color'> || <'background-image'> || <'background-repeat'> || <'background-attachment'> || <'background-position'>] | inherit
     </td></tr>
     <tr><th width="100">Initial value
     </th><td>see individual properties
     </td></tr>
     <tr><th width="100">Applies to
     </th><td>All elements
     </td></tr>
     <tr><th width="100">Inherited
     </th><td>No
     </td></tr>
</table>


=== 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 [http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/colors.html#propdef-background-attachment 14.2.1 Background properties].