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B.8. background-repeat

By default, a background image, specified with the background-image property, will repeat horizontally and vertically to fill the element (this is often referred to as tiling). The background-repeat property lets you override that behavior with your own preferences.

Inherited: No

See also: Section B.5background-image, Section B.6background-position

B.8.1. Value

repeat, no-repeat, repeat-x, or repeat-y

The first two options are self-explanatory. repeat-x causes the image to repeat only horizontally, effectively forming a horizontal band with the background image. repeat-y causes the image to repeat only vertically, forming a vertical band.

Initial value: repeat

B.8.2. Compatibility

CSS Version: 1

Works in all CSS-compatible ...