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CSS Background Properties

CSS Background properties define the background effects of an element.

Examples

Set the background color
This example demonstrates how to set the background color for an element.

Set an image as the background
This example demonstrates how to set an image as the background.

How to repeat a background image
This example demonstrates how to repeat a background image only vertically.

How to place the background image
This example demonstrates how to place the image on the page.

How to set a fixed background image
This example demonstrates how to set a fixed background image. The image will not scroll with the rest of the page.

All the background properties in one declaration
This example demonstrates how to use the shorthand property for setting all of the background properties in one declaration.

CSS Background

The Background properties allow you to control the background color of an element, set an image as the background, repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and position an image on a page.

Background Properties:

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