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-moz-background-origin property | -webkit-background-origin property

Browser support:

-moz-background-origin:

-webkit-background-origin:

Specifies how the background-position property is determined, i.e. it defines the reference point that the background-image is relative to.

JavaScript page for this property: MozBackgroundOrigin | webkitBackgroundOrigin. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

One of the following values:

border

The position is relative to the border.

content

The position is relative to the content.

inherit

Takes the value of this property from the computed style of the parent element.

padding

The position is relative to the padding.

Default: border.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the -moz-background-origin and the -webkit-background-origin properties:

<head>
    <style>
        .bgOriginBorder {
            background-image: url("bg.jpg");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: left top;
            width: 200px;
            height: 60px;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 8px solid #ffac84;
            
            -moz-background-origin: border;
            -webkit-background-origin: border;
        }
        .bgOriginPadding {
            background-image: url("bg.jpg");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: left top;
            width: 200px;
            height: 60px;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 8px solid #ffac84;
            
            -moz-background-origin: padding;
            -webkit-background-origin: padding;
        }
        .bgOriginContent {
            background-image: url("bg.jpg");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: left top;
            width: 200px;
            height: 60px;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 8px solid #ffac84;
            
            -moz-background-origin: content;
            -webkit-background-origin: content;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="bgOriginBorder">
        background-origin: border
    </div>
    <br />
    <div class="bgOriginPadding">
        background-origin: padding
    </div>
    <br />
    <div class="bgOriginContent">
        background-origin: content
    </div>
</body>