background
Description
background is a shorthand property of
expressing the various background properties using a single rule.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Initial value | Initial value from individual properties. |
| Inherited | No. |
| Version | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax | object.style.background="red url(yourImage.gif) top left no-repeat" |
| Applies to | All elements. |
Syntax and Property Values
background:background-color /*from w w w . j a v a 2s .c om*/
background-image
background-repeat
background-attachment
background-position;
The property values are listed in the following table.
| Value | Description | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| background-color | set the background color | 1 |
| background-position | set position for background images | 1 |
| background-size | set size for background images | 3 |
| background-repeat | how to repeat the background images | 1 |
| background-origin | set positioning area for background images | 3 |
| background-clip | set painting area for background images | 3 |
| background-attachment | if to scroll with the rest of the page | 1 |
| background-image | set background images to use | 1 |
Example
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1 {<!--from w ww . ja v a 2 s. c o m-->
font-size: 2.1em;
background: pink;
padding: 1em;
border: thin solid black;
}
p {
font-size: 0.9em;
padding: 1em;
border: thin solid black;
background: #00ff00 url('http://java2s.com/style/download.png') no-repeat fixed center;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
This is a heading
</h1>
<p>
This is a paragraph of text.
</p>
</body>
</html>
The code above generates the following result.
