The background-position-x
CSS property sets the initial horizontal position, relative to the background position layer defined by background-origin
for each defined background image. For more information, see the background-position
property, which has been widely supported.
/* Keyword values */ background-position-x: left; background-position-x: center; background-position-x: right; /* <percentage> values */ background-position-x: 25%; /* <length> values */ background-position-x: 0px; background-position-x: 1cm; background-position-x: 8em; /* side-relative values */ background-position-x: right 3px; background-position-x: left 25%; /* Multiple values */ background-position-x: 0px, center; /* Global values */ background-position-x: inherit; background-position-x: initial; background-position-x: unset;
background
or background-position
shorthand properties applied to the element after the background-position-x
CSS property.Initial value | left |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | no |
Percentages | refer to width of background positioning area minus height of background image |
Media | visual |
Computed value | A list, each item consisting of: an offset given as a combination of an absolute length and a percentage, plus an origin keyword |
Animation type | discrete |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
left
center
right
<length>
<length>
value defines the offset of the given background image's horizontal edge from the corresponding background position layer's horitzontal edge. If no edge is mentioned, it refers to the left edge.<percentage>
<percentage>
value defining the offset of the given background image's horitzontal edge from the corresponding background position layer's horitzontal edge relative to its width. If no edge is given, it refers to the left edge by default.[ center | [ left | right | x-start | x-end ]? <length-percentage>? ]#where
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 4 The definition of 'background-position-x' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | Initial specification of longhand sub properties of background-position to match longstanding implementations. |
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Yes | 12 | 49 | 6 | Yes | Yes |
Two-value syntax (support for offsets from any edge) | No | 12 | 49 | 9 | No | No |
Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 49 | ? | ? | ? |
Two-value syntax (support for offsets from any edge) | No | No | Yes | 49 | ? | No | No |
background-position
background-position-y
background-position-inline
background-position-block
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