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The background-clip property lets you control where background images are shown, and the background-origin and background-size properties allow greater flexibility in the size of background images.
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.
Initial value
none
Animation type
discrete
Computed value
as specified, but with url() values made absolute
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 # background-image
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)), url('catfront.png');
/* Global values */
background-image: inherit;
background-image: initial;
background-image: revert;
background-image: unset;
CSS3 Background-image options on IE is fully supported on 9-11, and not supported on 5.5-8 IE versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Firefox is fully supported on 4-113, partially supported on 3.6-3.6, and not supported on 2-3 Firefox versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Chrome is fully supported on 15-114 and partially supported on 4-14 Chrome versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Safari is fully supported on 7.1-16.4 and partially supported on 3.2-6 Safari versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Opera is fully supported on 10.5-95, partially supported on 10-10, and not supported on 9.5-9 Opera versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 7-16.4 and partially supported on 3.2-6 Safari on iOS versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111 and partially supported on 2.1-4 Android Browser versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Opera Mobile is fully supported on all Opera Mobile versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
CSS3 Background-image options on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:CSS3 Background-image options 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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