CSS AdvancedLesson #118

CSS Backgrounds

CSS allows you to add multiple background images for an element, through the

CSS Multiple Backgrounds

CSS allows you to add multiple background images for an element, through the background-image property.

The different background images are separated by commas, and the images are stacked on top of each other, where the first image is closest to the viewer.

The following example has two background images, the first image is a flower (aligned to the right-bottom) and the second image is a paper-like background (aligned to the top-left corner):

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Example

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#example1 {
  background-image: url(img_flwr.gif), url(paper.gif);
  background-position: right bottom, left top;
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
}

Multiple background images can be specified using either the individual background properties (as above) or with the background shorthand property.

The following example uses the background shorthand property (same result as example above):

Example

Example Code

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#example1 {
  background: url(img_flwr.gif) right bottom
no-repeat, url(paper.gif) left top repeat;
}

CSS Advanced Background Properties

PropertyDescription
backgroundA shorthand property for setting all the background properties in one declaration
background-clipSpecifies the painting area of the background
background-imageSpecifies one or more background images for an element
background-originSpecifies where the background image(s) is/are positioned
background-sizeSpecifies the size of the background image(s)


Interactive Code Examples

CSS Example 1

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CSS Example 2

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