CSS3 background-origin Property
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Description
The background-origin CSS property specifies the positioning area of the background, that is the position of the origin of an image specified using the background-image property.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | padding-box |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements. It also applies to |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | New in CSS3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the background-origin property in action.
Example
Try this code ».box {
width: 250px;
height: 150px;
padding: 10px;
border: 6px dashed #333;
background: url("images/sky.jpg") no-repeat;
background-size: contain;
background-origin: content-box;
}Note: The background-origin property is ignored if the value of background-attachment property is specified as fixed.
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
border-box |
Specifies that the background extends to the outside edge of the border. Background is drawn below the border. |
padding-box |
Specifies that the background extends to the outside edge of the padding. No background is drawn below the border. This is default value. |
content-box |
Specifies that the background is painted within (clipped to) the content box only. No background is drawn below the border and padding area. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element background-origin property. |
Browser Compatibility
The background-origin property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS3 Background, CSS3 Background.
Related properties: background, background-attachment, background-color, background-image, background-clip, background-position, background-repeat, background-size.
