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CSS Background Shorthand

CSS Background Shorthand
CSS Background Shorthand

CSS Background Shorthand

The CSS background shorthand property is used to define a background for an element. background-color, background-picture, background-repeat, background-position, background-clip, background-size, background-origin and background-attachment together comprise the CSS background properties.

CSS background- Shorthand property

To shorten the code, it is additionally possible to specify all the background properties in a single property. This is known as a shorthand property.

Rather than writing:

body {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image: url("img_tree.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right top;
}

You can use the shorthand property background:

body {
  background: #ffffff url("img_tree.png") no-repeat right top;
}

When using the shorthand property the order for the property value is:

  • background-color
  • background-image
  • background-repeat
  • background-attachment
  • background-position

It doesn’t make any difference in the event that one of the property values is missing, as long as different ones are in a specific order. Note that we don’t use the background-attachment property in the examples above, as it doesn’t have a value.


All CSS Background Properties

PropertyDescription
backgroundSets all the background properties in one declaration
background-attachmentSets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the rest of the page
background-clipSpecifies the painting area of the background
background-colorSets the background color of an element
background-imageSets the background image for an element
background-originSpecifies where the background image(s) is/are positioned
background-positionSets the starting position of a background image
background-repeatSets how a background image will be repeated
background-sizeSpecifies the size of the background image(s)

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salman khan

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