object-position

The object-position CSS property determines the alignment of the selected element inside its box.

/* <position> values */
object-position: center top;
object-position: 100px 50px;

/* Global values */
object-position: inherit;
object-position: initial;
object-position: unset;

Syntax

Values

<position>

From one to four values that define the 2D position of the element. Relative or absolute offsets can be used. Note that the position can be set outside of the element's box.

Formal syntax

<position>
where 
<position> = [[ left | center | right | top | bottom | <length-percentage> ] | [ left | center | right | <length-percentage> ] [ top | center | bottom | <length-percentage> ] | [ center | [ left | right ] <length-percentage>? ] && [ center | [ top | bottom ] <length-percentage>? ]]
where 
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>

Example

HTML

<img id="object-position-1" src="https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12668/MDN.svg" alt="MDN Logo"/>
<img id="object-position-2" src="https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12668/MDN.svg" alt="MDN Logo"/>

CSS

img {
  width: 300px;
  height: 250px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: silver;
  margin-right: 1em;
  object-fit: none;
}

#object-position-1 {
  object-position: 10px;
}

#object-position-2 {
  object-position: 100% 10%;
}

Output

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Other image-related CSS properties: object-fit, image-orientation, image-rendering, image-resolution.