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JS Array
concat() constructor copyWithin() entries() every() fill() filter() find() findIndex() forEach() from() includes() indexOf() isArray() join() keys() length lastIndexOf() map() pop() prototype push() reduce() reduceRight() reverse() shift() slice() some() sort() splice() toString() unshift() valueOf()
JS Boolean
constructor prototype toString() valueOf()
JS Date
constructor getDate() getDay() getFullYear() getHours() getMilliseconds() getMinutes() getMonth() getSeconds() getTime() getTimezoneOffset() getUTCDate() getUTCDay() getUTCFullYear() getUTCHours() getUTCMilliseconds() getUTCMinutes() getUTCMonth() getUTCSeconds() now() parse() prototype setDate() setFullYear() setHours() setMilliseconds() setMinutes() setMonth() setSeconds() setTime() setUTCDate() setUTCFullYear() setUTCHours() setUTCMilliseconds() setUTCMinutes() setUTCMonth() setUTCSeconds() toDateString() toISOString() toJSON() toLocaleDateString() toLocaleTimeString() toLocaleString() toString() toTimeString() toUTCString() UTC() valueOf()
JS Error
name message
JS Global
decodeURI() decodeURIComponent() encodeURI() encodeURIComponent() escape() eval() Infinity isFinite() isNaN() NaN Number() parseFloat() parseInt() String() undefined unescape()
JS JSON
parse() stringify()
JS Math
abs() acos() acosh() asin() asinh() atan() atan2() atanh() cbrt() ceil() cos() cosh() E exp() floor() LN2 LN10 log() LOG2E LOG10E max() min() PI pow() random() round() sin() sqrt() SQRT1_2 SQRT2 tan() tanh() trunc()
JS Number
constructor isFinite() isInteger() isNaN() isSafeInteger() MAX_VALUE MIN_VALUE NEGATIVE_INFINITY NaN POSITIVE_INFINITY prototype toExponential() toFixed() toPrecision() toString() valueOf()
JS Operators JS RegExp
constructor compile() exec() g global i ignoreCase lastIndex m multiline n+ n* n? n{X} n{X,Y} n{X,} n$ ^n ?=n ?!n source test() toString() [abc] [^abc] [0-9] [^0-9] (x|y) . \w \W \d \D \s \S \b \B \0 \n \f \r \t \v \xxx \xdd \uxxxx
JS Statements
break continue debugger do...while for for...in function if...else return switch throw try...catch var while
JS String
charAt() charCodeAt() concat() constructor endsWith() fromCharCode() includes() indexOf() lastIndexOf() length localeCompare() match() prototype repeat() replace() search() slice() split() startsWith() substr() substring() toLocaleLowerCase() toLocaleUpperCase() toLowerCase() toString() toUpperCase() trim() valueOf()

HTML DOM

DOM Attribute
getNamedItem() isId item() length name removeNamedItem() setNamedItem() specified value
DOM Console
assert() clear() count() error() group() groupCollapsed() groupEnd() info() log() table() time() timeEnd() trace() warn()
DOM Document
activeElement addEventListener() adoptNode() anchors applets baseURI body close() cookie charset characterSet createAttribute() createComment() createDocumentFragment() createElement() createEvent() createTextNode() defaultView designMode doctype documentElement documentMode documentURI domain embeds execCommand() forms fullscreenElement fullscreenEnabled() getElementById() getElementsByClassName() getElementsByName() getElementsByTagName() hasFocus() head images implementation importNode() inputEncoding lastModified links normalize() normalizeDocument() open() querySelector() querySelectorAll() readyState referrer removeEventListener() renameNode() scripts strictErrorChecking title URL write() writeln()
DOM Element
accessKey addEventListener() appendChild() attributes blur() childElementCount childNodes children classList className click() clientHeight clientLeft clientTop clientWidth cloneNode() compareDocumentPosition() contains() contentEditable dir exitFullscreen() firstChild firstElementChild focus() getAttribute() getAttributeNode() getBoundingClientRect() getElementsByClassName() getElementsByTagName() hasAttribute() hasAttributes() hasChildNodes() id innerHTML innerText insertAdjacentElement() insertAdjacentHTML() insertAdjacentText() insertBefore() isContentEditable isDefaultNamespace() isEqualNode() isSameNode() isSupported() lang lastChild lastElementChild namespaceURI nextSibling nextElementSibling nodeName nodeType nodeValue normalize() offsetHeight offsetWidth offsetLeft offsetParent offsetTop ownerDocument parentNode parentElement previousSibling previousElementSibling querySelector() querySelectorAll() removeAttribute() removeAttributeNode() removeChild() removeEventListener() replaceChild() requestFullscreen() scrollHeight scrollIntoView() scrollLeft scrollTop scrollWidth setAttribute() setAttributeNode() style tabIndex tagName textContent title
DOM Events
abort afterprint animationend animationiteration animationstart beforeprint beforeunload blur canplay canplaythrough change click contextmenu copy cut dblclick drag dragend dragenter dragleave dragover dragstart drop durationchange ended error focus focusin focusout fullscreenchange fullscreenerror hashchange input invalid keydown keypress keyup load loadeddata loadedmetadata loadstart message mousedown mouseenter mouseleave mousemove mouseover mouseout mouseup offline online open pagehide pageshow paste pause play playing progress ratechange resize reset scroll search seeked seeking select show stalled submit suspend timeupdate toggle touchcancel touchend touchmove touchstart transitionend unload volumechange waiting wheel altKey altKey animationName bubbles button buttons cancelable charCode clientX clientY code createEvent() ctrlKey ctrlKey currentTarget data defaultPrevented deltaX deltaY deltaZ deltaMode detail elapsedTime elapsedTime eventPhase getModifierState() inputType isTrusted key keyCode location metaKey metaKey newURL oldURL pageX pageY persisted preventDefault() propertyName relatedTarget relatedTarget screenX screenY shiftKey shiftKey stopImmediatePropagation() stopPropagation() target targetTouches timeStamp touches transitionend type which which view
DOM Event Objects
AnimationEvent ClipboardEvent DragEvent Event FocusEvent HashChangeEvent InputEvent KeyboardEvent MouseEvent PageTransitionEvent PopStateEvent ProgressEvent StorageEvent TouchEvent TransitionEvent UiEvent WheelEvent
DOM Geolocation
coordinates position
DOM History
back() forward() go() length
DOM HTMLCollection
item() length namedItem()
DOM Location
hash host hostname href origin pathname port protocol search assign() reload() replace()
DOM Navigator
appCodeName appName appVersion cookieEnabled geolocation language onLine platform product userAgent javaEnabled() taintEnabled()
DOM Screen
availHeight availWidth colorDepth height pixelDepth width
DOM Style
alignContent alignItems alignSelf animation animationDelay animationDirection animationDuration animationFillMode animationIterationCount animationName animationTimingFunction animationPlayState background backgroundAttachment backgroundColor backgroundImage backgroundPosition backgroundRepeat backgroundClip backgroundOrigin backgroundSize backfaceVisibility border borderBottom borderBottomColor borderBottomLeftRadius borderBottomRightRadius borderBottomStyle borderBottomWidth borderCollapse borderColor borderImage borderImageOutset borderImageRepeat borderImageSlice borderImageSource borderImageWidth borderLeft borderLeftColor borderLeftStyle borderLeftWidth borderRadius borderRight borderRightColor borderRightStyle borderRightWidth borderSpacing borderStyle borderTop borderTopColor borderTopLeftRadius borderTopRightRadius borderTopStyle borderTopWidth borderWidth bottom boxShadow boxSizing captionSide clear clip color columnCount columnFill columnGap columnRule columnRuleColor columnRuleStyle columnRuleWidth columns columnSpan columnWidth counterIncrement counterReset cursor direction display emptyCells filter flex flexBasis flexDirection flexFlow flexGrow flexShrink flexWrap cssFloat font fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontVariant fontWeight fontSizeAdjust height isolation justifyContent left letterSpacing lineHeight listStyle listStyleImage listStylePosition listStyleType margin marginBottom marginLeft marginRight marginTop maxHeight maxWidth minHeight minWidth objectFit objectPosition opacity order orphans outline outlineColor outlineOffset outlineStyle outlineWidth overflow overflowX overflowY padding paddingBottom paddingLeft paddingRight paddingTop pageBreakAfter pageBreakBefore pageBreakInside perspective perspectiveOrigin position quotes resize right tableLayout tabSize textAlign textAlignLast textDecoration textDecorationColor textDecorationLine textDecorationStyle textIndent textOverflow textShadow textTransform top transform transformOrigin transformStyle transition transitionProperty transitionDuration transitionTimingFunction transitionDelay unicodeBidi userSelect verticalAlign visibility width wordBreak wordSpacing wordWrap widows zIndex
DOM Window
closed console defaultStatus document frameElement frames history innerHeight innerWidth length localStorage location name navigator opener outerHeight outerWidth pageXOffset pageYOffset parent screen screenLeft screenTop screenX screenY sessionStorage self status top alert() atob() blur() btoa() clearInterval() clearTimeout() close() confirm() focus() getComputedStyle() matchMedia() moveBy() moveTo() open() print() prompt() resizeBy() resizeTo() scrollBy() scrollTo() setInterval() setTimeout() stop()
WEB Storage
key() length getItem() setItem() removeItem() clear()

HTML Objects

<a> <abbr> <address> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <bdo> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <footer> <form> <head> <header> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <ins> <input> button <input> checkbox <input> color <input> date <input> datetime <input> datetime-local <input> email <input> file <input> hidden <input> image <input> month <input> number <input> password <input> radio <input> range <input> reset <input> search <input> submit <input> text <input> time <input> url <input> week <kbd> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <menuitem> <meta> <meter> <nav> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <td> <th> <tr> <textarea> <time> <title> <track> <u> <ul> <var> <video>

Other References

CSSStyleDeclaration
cssText getPropertyPriority() getPropertyValue() item() length parentRule removeProperty() setProperty()
JS Conversion


Style backgroundPosition Property

❮ Style Object

Example

Change the position of a background-image:

document.body.style.backgroundPosition = "top right";
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The backgroundPosition property sets or returns the position of a background-image within an element.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
backgroundPosition 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.5

Syntax

Return the backgroundPosition property:

object.style.backgroundPosition

Set the backgroundPosition property:

object.style.backgroundPosition = value

Property Values

Value Description
top left
top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right		 If you only specify one keyword, the other value will be "center".
x% y% The x value indicates the horizontal position and the y value indicates the vertical position. The top left corner is 0% 0%. The right bottom corner is 100% 100%. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%.
xpos ypos The x value indicates the horizontal position and the y value indicates the vertical position. The top left corner is 0 0. Units can be pixels (0px 0px) or any other CSS units. If you only specify one value, the other value will be 50%. You can mix % and units
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: 0% 0%
Return Value: A String, representing the position of a background-image
CSS Version CSS1

More Examples

Example

Change the position of the background-image in a <div> element to center bottom:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundPosition = "center bottom";
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Example

Change the position of the background-image in a <div> element to 200px horizontal and 40px vertical:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundPosition = "200px 40px";
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Example

Return the position of the background-image in a <div> element:

document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundPosition;
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Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Background

CSS reference: background-image property

CSS reference: background-position property

HTML DOM reference: background property

❮ Style Object