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CSS - background-position

background-position

specifies the position of a background image, accepts multiple value types px % and locations, e.g: right center, or 0% 5%, or 10px 20px

Property Variable Name

background-position

Available Values for background-position

left top|left center|left bottom|right top|right center|right bottom|center top|center center|center bottom|5% 10%|20px 30px|initial|inherit
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5:21 am, September 18, 2020

Examples Using background-position values

Example using background-position left top

Example using background-position left top

Here is an example using background-position:left top;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-1 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:left top;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position left top</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:left top;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-1'>
</div>
Example using background-position left center

Example using background-position left center

Here is an example using background-position:left center;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-2 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:left center;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position left center</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:left center;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-2'>
</div>
Example using background-position left bottom

Example using background-position left bottom

Here is an example using background-position:left bottom;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-3 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:left bottom;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position left bottom</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:left bottom;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-3'>
</div>
Example using background-position right top

Example using background-position right top

Here is an example using background-position:right top;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-4 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:right top;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position right top</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:right top;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-4'>
</div>
Example using background-position right center

Example using background-position right center

Here is an example using background-position:right center;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-5 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:right center;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position right center</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:right center;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-5'>
</div>
Example using background-position right bottom

Example using background-position right bottom

Here is an example using background-position:right bottom;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-6 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:right bottom;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position right bottom</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:right bottom;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-6'>
</div>
Example using background-position center top

Example using background-position center top

Here is an example using background-position:center top;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-7 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center top;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position center top</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:center top;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-7'>
</div>
Example using background-position center center

Example using background-position center center

Here is an example using background-position:center center;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-8 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center center;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position center center</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:center center;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-8'>
</div>
Example using background-position center bottom

Example using background-position center bottom

Here is an example using background-position:center bottom;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-9 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:center bottom;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position center bottom</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:center bottom;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-9'>
</div>
Example using background-position 5% 10%

Example using background-position 5% 10%

Here is an example using background-position:5% 10%;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-10 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:5% 10%;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position 5% 10%</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:5% 10%;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-10'>
</div>
Example using background-position 20px 30px

Example using background-position 20px 30px

Here is an example using background-position:20px 30px;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-11 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:20px 30px;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position 20px 30px</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:20px 30px;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-11'>
</div>
Example using background-position initial

Example using background-position initial

Here is an example using background-position:initial;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-12 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:initial;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position initial</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:initial;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-12'>
</div>
Example using background-position inherit

Example using background-position inherit

Here is an example using background-position:inherit;

Code

<style>
.demo-box-13 {
  border-radius:3px;
  margin-bottom:10px;
  border:1px solid #000;
  height:220px;
  width:100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  background:url(https://css.kruxor.com/images/pexels-johannes-rapprich-4996652-1200.jpg);
  background-size:cover;
  background-position:inherit;
}
</style>
<h2>Example using background-position inherit</h2>
<p>Here is an example using <code>background-position:inherit;</code></p>
<div class='demo-box-13'>
</div>
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