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Allows CSS Background images to be positioned relative to the edge of a box using offsets specified in the three to four value syntax.
Last updated on : 2023-03-20
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Inherited
no
Applies to
all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Percentages
refer to the size of the background positioning area minus size of background image; size refers to the width for horizontal offsets and to the height for vertical offsets
Initial value
0% 0%
Animation type
repeatable list of simple list of length, percentage, or calc
Computed value
background-position-x: A list, each item consisting of: an offset given as a combination of an absolute length and a percentage, plus an origin keyword background-position-y: A list, each item consisting of: an offset given as a combination of an absolute length and a percentage, plus an origin keyword
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 # background-position
/* Keyword values */
background-position: top;
background-position: bottom;
background-position: left;
background-position: right;
background-position: center;
/* <percentage> values */
background-position: 25% 75%;
/* <length> values */
background-position: 0 0;
background-position: 1cm 2cm;
background-position: 10ch 8em;
/* Multiple images */
background-position: 0 0, center;
/* Edge offsets values */
background-position: bottom 10px right 20px;
background-position: right 3em bottom 10px;
background-position: bottom 10px right;
background-position: top right 10px;
/* Global values */
background-position: inherit;
background-position: initial;
background-position: revert;
background-position: unset;
CSS background-position edge offsets on IE is fully supported on 9-11, and not supported on 5.5-8 IE versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Firefox is fully supported on 13-113, and not supported on 2-12 Firefox versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Chrome is fully supported on 25-114, and not supported on 4-24 Chrome versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Safari is fully supported on 7.1-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-6 Safari versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Opera is fully supported on 10.5-95, and not supported on 9.5-10 Opera versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 7-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-6 Safari on iOS versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111, and not supported on 2.1-4 Android Browser versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 11.5-73, and not supported on 10-10 Opera Mobile versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
CSS background-position edge offsets on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:CSS background-position edge offsets shows a browser compatibility score of 100. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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