Web/CSS/background-origin

The background-origin CSS property sets the background's origin: from the border start, inside the border, or inside the padding.

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Note that background-origin is ignored when background-attachment is fixed.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
background-origin: border-box;
background-origin: padding-box;
background-origin: content-box;

/* Global values */
background-origin: inherit;
background-origin: initial;
background-origin: unset;

The background-origin property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.

Values

border-box: The background is positioned relative to the border box.
padding-box: The background is positioned relative to the padding box.
content-box: The background is positioned relative to the content box.

Formal definition

Initial value	`padding-box`
Applies to	all elements. It also applies to `::first-letter` and `::first-line`.
Inherited	no
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

<box>#where <box> = border-box | padding-box | content-box

Examples

Setting background origins

.example {
  border: 10px double;
  padding: 10px;
  background: url('image.jpg');
  background-position: center left;
  background-origin: content-box;
}

#example2 {
  border: 4px solid black;
  padding: 10px;
  background: url('image.gif');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-origin: border-box;
}

div {
  background-image: url('logo.jpg'), url('mainback.png'); /* Applies two images to the background */
  background-position: top right, 0px 0px;
  background-origin: content-box, padding-box;
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3The definition of 'background-origin' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`background-origin`	Chrome Full support 1 Full support 1 No support 1 — 64 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Chrome accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4 Full support 4 Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 1 — 4 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -moz- Notes' Used the `-moz-background-clip: padding \| border` syntax.	IE Full support 9 Notes' Full support 9 Notes' Notes' In IE 7 and before, Internet explorer was behaving as if `background-origin: border-box` was set. In Internet Explorer 8, as if `background-origin: padding-box`, the regular default value, was set.	Opera Full support 10.5 Full support 10.5 No support 15 — 51 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Opera accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Safari Full support 3 Full support 3 Full support 3 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Webkit accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	WebView Android Full support 4.1 Full support 4.1 No support 4.1 — 64 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' WebView accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Chrome Android Full support 18 Full support 18 No support 18 — 64 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Chrome accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Firefox Android Full support 14 Full support 14 Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Opera Android Full support 11 Full support 11 No support 14 — 47 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Opera accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Safari iOS Full support 1 Full support 1 Full support 1 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Webkit accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 Full support 1.0 No support 1.0 — 9.0 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Chrome accepts alternate synonyms to its values: `padding`, `border`, and `content`.
`content-box`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 9 Notes' Full support 9 Notes' Notes' In IE 7 and IE 9 of Internet Explorer, it always behaved like `background-clip: padding` if `overflow: hidden \| auto \| scroll`.	Opera Full support 10.5	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 4.1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 14	Opera Android Full support 11	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
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Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.