CSS background-origin Property

Definition and Usage

background-origin Property Specification background-position The attribute specifies the position relative to which the background is positioned.

Note:If the background image's background-attachment The attribute is "fixedIf the property has no effect.

See Also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS Background、CSS Background (Advanced)

HTML DOM Reference Manual:backgroundOrigin Property

Example

Position the background image relative to the content box:

div
{
background-image:url('smiley.gif');
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:left;
background-origin:content-box;
}

Try It Yourself

CSS Syntax

background-origin: padding-box|border-box|content-box;

Property Value

Value Description Test
padding-box The background image is positioned relative to the padding box. Test
border-box The background image is positioned relative to the border box. Test
content-box The background image is positioned relative to the content box. Test

Technical Details

Default Value: padding-box
Inheritance: no
Version: CSS3
JavaScript Syntax: object.style.backgroundOrigin="content-box"

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this property.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome IE / Edge Firefox Safari Opera
4.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 10.5