The background property

The background property is a shorthand property for setting all background properties in one declaration.

Note: This property works only partially in Netscape 4.0. The background-attachment and background-position properties do not work in Netscape 4.0.

Inherited: No

Example

body
{
background: #FF0000
}

body
{
background: url(stars.gif) no-repeat top
}

body
{
background: #00FF00 url(stars.gif) no-repeat fixed top
}

Possible Values

Value	Description	NN	IE
background-color background-image background-repeat background-attachment background-position	You can declare from one to five background properties in this declaration	6.0	4.0

Browser Notes

Note in Netscape 4.0 Beta 2:

Only "background-color" and "background-image" works in the "background" property

Note in Netscape 4.0 Beta 3:

"background-color", "background-image", and "background-repeat" works in the "background" property

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