| background-image | NN 4 IE 4 CSS 1 |
| Inherited: No | |
Sets the background image (if any) for the element. If you set a background-color for the element as well, the color appears if the image fails to load; otherwise, the image overlays the color. Transparent pixels of the image allow a background color to show through. See also the background-attachment attribute. |
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| CSS Syntax | |
background-image: uri | none
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| Value | |
To specify a URL, use the url( ) wrapper for the attribute value. You can omit the attribute or specify none to prevent an image from loading into the element's background. |
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| Initial Value | |
none |
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| Example | |
h1 {background-image: url(watermark.jpg)}
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| Applies To | |
All elements. |
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| Object Model Reference | |
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.backgroundImage
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