Background-Image

background-image Support Key: *CSS1* \| CSS2 \| IE4B1 \| *N4B2* \| O3.5	Other Color/Background Properties
	color layer-background-color layer-background-color background	background-color background-repeat background-attachment background-position
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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: Type: Explicit; Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
[url]
CSS1 | CSS2 | IE4B1 | N4B2 | O3.5: 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 | IE4B1 | N4B2 | O3.5: 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>

Browser Peculiarities

Internet Explorer

4.0:
- This property does not apply to HR elements, checkbox or radio form fields, or select/option lists.
5.0+:
- This property now applies to HR elements, checkbox and radio form fields.
Netscape

4.x:
- Applying this property to hyperlinks makes them unusable!
- This property does not apply to DT/DD, IMG, HR, TABLE, and form field elements.
- Applying this property to inline elements makes them block elements.
- This property does not apply a background-image to LI elements, but the element content is shifted downward slightly.
- This property does not apply a background-image to form elements, but a linefeed is automatically placed after the element.
- Selection lists and Textareas are destroyed if this property is used. The content is stripped out and displayed as normal text, with the background-image applied, with a linefeed directly following.
Opera

3.5:
- This property does not apply to inline elements, TD/TH, IMG, HR, TABLE, and form field elements.