CSS Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

background-attachment

Values:

scroll | fixed | inherit

Initial value:

scroll

Applies to:

All elements.

Inherited:

No.

Computed value:

As specified.

Description:

This property defines whether the background image scrolls along with the element when the document is scrolled. This property can be used to create “aligned” backgrounds; for more details, see Chapter 9 of CSS: The Definitive Guide, Third Edition (O’Reilly).

Examples:

body {background-attachment: scroll;}
div.fixbg {background-attachment: fixed;}

Supported by:

Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari.

Note:

This property is supported only for the body element in Explorer previous to IE7.