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More "Try it Yourself" examples below. Definition and Usage. The background-image property sets one or more background images for an element. 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element: body{  background-image:url("paper.gif");  background-color:#cccccc; } TryitYourself» Example Settwobackgroundimagesfortheelement: body{ background-image:url("img_tree.gif"),url("paper.gif");  background-color:#cccccc;} TryitYourself» More"TryitYourself"examplesbelow. DefinitionandUsage Thebackground-imagepropertysetsoneormorebackgroundimagesforanelement. Bydefault,abackground-imageisplacedatthetop-leftcornerofan element,andrepeatedbothverticallyandhorizontally. Tip:Thebackgroundofanelementisthetotalsizeoftheelement,including paddingandborder(butnotthemargin). Tip:Alwayssetabackground-colortobeusediftheimageisunavailable. Defaultvalue: none Inherited: no Animatable: no.Readaboutanimatable Version: CSS1+newvaluesinCSS3 JavaScriptsyntax: object.style.backgroundImage="url(img_tree.gif)" Tryit BrowserSupport Thenumbersinthetablespecifythefirstbrowserversionthatfullysupportstheproperty. Property background-image 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 Note:IE8andearlierdonotsupportmultiplebackgroundimages. CSSSyntax background-image:url|none|initial|inherit; PropertyValues Value Description url('URL') TheURLtotheimage.Tospecifymorethanoneimage,separatetheURLswithacomma none Nobackgroundimagewillbedisplayed.Thisisdefault conic-gradient() Setsaconicgradientasthebackgroundimage.Defineatleasttwo colors linear-gradient() Setsalineargradientasthebackgroundimage.Defineatleasttwo colors(toptobottom) radial-gradient() Setsaradialgradientasthebackgroundimage.Defineatleasttwo colors(centertoedges) repeating-conic-gradient() Repeatsaconicgradient repeating-linear-gradient() Repeatsalineargradient repeating-radial-gradient() Repeatsaradialgradient initial Setsthispropertytoitsdefaultvalue.Readaboutinitial inherit Inheritsthispropertyfromitsparentelement.Readaboutinherit MoreExamples Example Setstwobackgroundimagesfortheelement.Letthefirst imageappearonlyonce(withno-repeat),andletthesecondimageberepeated: body{ background-image:url("img_tree.gif"),url("paper.gif");   background-repeat:no-repeat,repeat; background-color:#cccccc;} TryitYourself» Example Usedifferentbackgroundpropertiestocreatea"hero"image: .hero-image{ background-image:url("photographer.jpg");/*The imageused*/ background-color:#cccccc;/*Usediftheimageis unavailable*/ height:500px;/*Youmustsetaspecifiedheight*/  background-position:center;/*Centertheimage*/  background-repeat:no-repeat;/*Donotrepeattheimage*/  background-size:cover;/*Resizethebackgroundimagetocovertheentirecontainer*/} TryitYourself» Example Setsalinear-gradient(twocolors)asabackgroundimagefora