HTML DOM Style background Property

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# Style background Property

Style Object

## Definition and Usage

The background property sets or returns up to five separate background properties, in a shorthand form.

With this property, you can set/return:

- background-color
- background-image
- background-repeat
- background-attachment
- background-position

The properties above can also be set with separate style properties. The use of separate properties is highly recommended for non-advanced authors for better controllability.

## Syntax

Set the background property:

Object.style.background="color image repeat attachment position"

Return the background property:

Object.style.background

Tip: The default value for the background property is: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
color | Sets the background color of an element
image | Sets the background image for an element
repeat | Sets how a background image will be repeated
attachment | Sets whether a background image is fixed or scrolls with the page
position | Sets the starting position of a background image

## Browser Support

The background property is supported in all major browsers.

## Example

Style the background of a document:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.body.style.background="#f3f3f3 url('img_tree.png') no-repeat right top";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Set background</button>
</body>
</html>
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