CSS background-image Property
CSS background-image Property
CSS background-image property sets one or more background images on an element.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: url("ocean.jpg");
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS background-image is repeated by default.</p>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
Using CSS
element{
background-image: url("ocean.jpg");
}
Using Javascript
object.style.backgroundImage="url('ocean.jpg')";
Animatable
No, background-image property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.
Default Value
Default value for CSS background-image property is none.
Property Value
The following table provides a list of values for CSS background-image property.
| Value | Explanation |
|---|
| url('URL') | Specifies the url to the image. |
| none | Remove or no background image. |
| linear-gradient() | Specifies a linear gradient as the background image. Define at least two colors (top to bottom). |
| radial-gradient() | Specifies a radial gradient as the background image. Define at least two colors (center to edges). |
| repeating-linear-gradient() | Repeats a linear gradient. |
| repeating-radial-gradient() | Repeats a radial gradient. |
Using Multiple Background Images
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: url("ocean.jpg"), url("apple.png");
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS supports multiple background-image</p>
</body>
</html>
Using Linear Gradient
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: linear-gradient(gold, black);
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS background-image to linear-gradient.</p>
</body>
</html>
Using Repeating Linear Gradient
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, red, green 7%, blue 10%);
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS background-image to repeating-linear-gradient.</p>
</body>
</html>
Using Radial Gradient
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: radial-gradient(gold, black);
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS background-image to radial-gradient.</p>
</body>
</html>
Using Repeating Radial Gradient
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: repeating-radial-gradient(circle, yellow 10%, green 15%);
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<p>CSS background-image to repeating-radial-gradient.</p>
</body>
</html>
Using JavaScript
In the following example, we will demonstrate how to remove the CSS background-image property of an element using JavaScript.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
body{
background-image: url("ocean.jpg");
color: #fff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS background-image Property</h1>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
function myFunction(){
x.style.backgroundImage = "none";
x.style.color = "black";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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