CSS - Backgrounds

Chapter 12 : CSS Backgrounds

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Background

You can style the background of an element in one declaration with the backgroundproperty.

background: #ffffff url(path_to_image) top left no-repeat fixed;

Values:

• attachment
• color
• image
• position
• repeat

Or you can set each property individually

Background Attachment

If you are using an image as a background. You can set whether the background scrolls with the page or is fixed when the user scrolls down the page with the background-attachmentproperty

background-attachment: value;

Values:

• fixed
• scroll

Background Color

You can specifically declare a color for the background of an element using the background-color property.

background-color: value;

Values:

• color name
• hexadecimal number
• RGB color code
• transparent

Background Image

You can set an image for the background of an element using the background-imageproperty.

background-image: url(path_to_image);

Values:

• url
• none

Background Position

You can position an image used for the background of an element using the background-position property.

background-position: value;

Values:

• top left
• top center
• top right
• center left
• center center
• center right
• bottom left
• bottom center
• bottom right
• x-% y-%
• x-pos y-pos

Background Repeat

You can set if an image set as a background of an element is to repeat (across=x   and/or   down=y) the screen using the background-repeat property.

background-repeat: value;

Values:

• no-repeat
• repeat
• repeat-x
• repeat-y