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CSS Background Position

CSS

This property sets the starting position of a background image.

CSS background-position property

➔ The background-position property specifies the starting position of a background image.

Example (center)

body {
  background-image: url('resources/images/cat-cartoon2.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-position: center;
}
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Example (center top)

body {
  background-image: url('resources/images/cat-cartoon2.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-position: center top;
}
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Example (bottom right)

body {
  background-image: url('resources/images/cat-cartoon2.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-position: bottom right;
}
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Example (50% 50%)

body {
  background-image: url('resources/images/dog-cartoon2.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-position: 50% 50%;
}
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