background-position

The background-position property sets the starting position of a background image.

Formal Syntax

Initial value

0% 0%

Applies to

all elements

Inherited

no

Percentages

refer to size of background positioning area minus size of background image; see text

Computed value

a list, each item a pair of offsets (horizontal and vertical) from the top left origin, each offset given as a computed value

Animation type

repeatable list

See specification

JavaScript Access

// Access via element.style element.style.backgroundPosition = "0% 0%";