HTML DOM Style background Property

# Style background Property

Style Object

## Example

Style the background of a document:

document.body.style.background = "#f3f3f3 url('img_tree.png') no-repeat right top";
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## Definition and Usage

The background property sets or returns up to eight separate background properties, in a shorthand form.

With this property, you can set/return one or more of the following (in any order):

- background-color
- background-image
- background-repeat
- background-attachment
- background-position
- background-size
- background-origin
- background-clip

The properties above can also be set with separate style properties. The use of separate properties is highly recommended for non-advanced authors for better controllability.

## Browser Support

The background property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the background property:

object.style.background

Set the background property:

object.style.background="color image repeat attachment position size origin clip|initial|inherit"

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
color | Sets the background color of an element
image | Sets the background image for an element
repeat | Sets how a background image will be repeated
attachment | Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the page
position | Sets the starting position of a background image
size | Sets the size of a background image
origin | Sets the background positioning area
clip | Sets the painting area of a background image
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Technical Details

Default Value: | transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0% auto padding-box border-box
Return Value: | A String, representing the background of an element
CSS Version | CSS1 + new properties in CSS3

## More Examples

## Example

Change the background of a DIV element:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.background = "url('smiley.gif') blue repeat-x center";
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## Example

Set a background color for a document:

document.body.style.backgroundColor = "red";
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## Example

Set a background image for a document:

document.body.style.backgroundImage = "url('img_tree.png')";
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## Example

Set a background-image to no-repeat:

document.body.style.backgroundRepeat = "repeat-y";
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## Example

Set the background-image to be fixed (will not scroll):

document.body.style.backgroundAttachment = "fixed";
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## Example

Change the position of a background-image:

document.body.style.backgroundPosition = "top right";
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## Example

Return the background property values of a document:

document.body.style.background;
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## Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Background

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Backgrounds

CSS reference: background property

Style Object

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