background-image

Support Key: [CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Other Color/Background Properties
color
layer-background-color
layer-background-color
background
background-color
background-repeat
background-attachment
background-position
background-position-x
background-position-y
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Default Value:
   none
Applicable Elements:
All
Inherit From Parent:
No
Applicable Media:
Visual
HTML Equivalent:
<body BACKGROUND="URL">
Official Docs:
CSS1: Sect. 5.3.3
CSS2: Sect. 14.2.1, CSS2.1: Sect 14.2.1
What is it?
This value indicates the URL source for the graphic. If this property is present, 'background-repeat', 'background-attachment' and 'background-position' properties can also be specified. Transparent portions of the background-image will assume the color value of any background-color specified.

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [N6|O7|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
[url]
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Type: User Specified
Description:
It can be either an absolute or relative URL. Please see the section on URL Units for details on how to indicate a URL within a Style Sheet.
none
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE4B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
No image is used as the background for the element.
Example
Ext/Doc: body { background-image: url(http://www.foo.com/image.gif) }
In-Line:  <body STYLE="background-image: url(http://www.foo.com/image.gif)">text</body>
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