Web/CSS/repeating-radial-gradient()

The repeating-radial-gradient() CSS function creates an image consisting of repeating gradients that radiate from an origin. It is similar to radial-gradient and takes the same arguments, but it repeats the color stops infinitely in all directions so as to cover its entire container, similar to repeating-linear-gradient() . The function's result is an object of the <gradient> data type, which is a special kind of <image>.

With each repetition, the positions of the color stops are shifted by a multiple of the dimensions of the basic radial gradient (the distance between the last color stop and the first). Thus, the position of each ending color stop coincides with a starting color stop; if the color values are different, this will result in a sharp visual transition, which can be mitigated by repeating the first color as the last color.

As with any gradient, a repeating radial gradient has no intrinsic dimensions; i.e., it has no natural or preferred size, nor a preferred ratio. Its concrete size will match the size of the element it applies to.

Because <gradient>s belong to the <image> data type, they can only be used where <image>s can be used. For this reason, repeating-radial-gradient() won't work on background-color and other properties that use the <color> data type.

Syntax

/* A gradient at the center of its container,
   starting red, changing to blue, and finishing green, 
   with the colors repeating every 30px */
repeating-radial-gradient(circle at center, red 0, blue, green 30px);  

/* An elliptical gradient near the top left of its container, 
   starting red, changing to green and back again,
   repeating five times between the center and the bottom right corner, 
   and only once between the center and the top left corner */
repeating-radial-gradient(farthest-corner at 20% 20%, red 0, green, red 20%);

Values

<position>: The position of the gradient, interpreted in the same way as background-position or transform-origin. If unspecified, it defaults to center.
<shape>: The gradient's shape. The value can be circle (meaning that the gradient's shape is a circle with constant radius) or ellipse (meaning that the shape is an axis-aligned ellipse). If unspecified, it defaults to ellipse.
<extent-keyword>: A keyword describing how big the ending shape must be. The possible values are:; {| | Keyword | Description |- | closest-side | The gradient's ending shape meets the side of the box closest to its center (for circles) or meets both the vertical and horizontal sides closest to the center (for ellipses). |- | closest-corner | The gradient's ending shape is sized so that it exactly meets the closest corner of the box from its center. |- | farthest-side | Similar to closest-side, except the ending shape is sized to meet the side of the box farthest from its center (or vertical and horizontal sides). |- | farthest-corner | The gradient's ending shape is sized so that it exactly meets the farthest corner of the box from its center. |}

Note: Early implementations of this function included other keywords (cover and contain) as synonyms of the standard farthest-corner and closest-side, respectively. Use the standard keywords only, as some implementations have already dropped those older variants.
<color-stop>: A color-stop's <color> value, followed by an optional stop position (either a <percentage> or a <length> along the gradient's axis). A percentage of 0%, or a length of 0, represents the center of the gradient; the value 100% represents the intersection of the ending shape with the virtual gradient ray. Percentage values in between are linearly positioned on the virtual gradient ray.

Formal syntax

repeating-radial-gradient( 
       [[ circle  || <length> ]                     [at <position>]? , | 
        [ ellipse || [<length> | <percentage> ]{2}] [at <position>]? , |
        [[ circle | ellipse ] || <extent-keyword> ] [at <position>]? , |
                                                     at <position>   ,    <color-stop-list> )
        \---------------------------------------------------------------/\-----------------/
                  Contour, size and position of the ending shape          List of color stops  
    
where <extent-keyword> = closest-corner | closest-side | farthest-corner | farthest-side
   and <color-stop-list> = [ <linear-color-stop> [, <color-hint>? ]? ]#, <linear-color-stop> 
   and <linear-color-stop> = <color> [ <color-stop-length> ]? 
   and <color-stop-length> = [ <percentage> | <length> ]{1,2} 
   and <color-hint> = [ <percentage> | <length> ]

Examples

Black and white gradient

<div class="radial-gradient"></div>

.radial-gradient {
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
}

.radial-gradient {
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(black, black 5px, white 5px, white 10px);
}

Farthest-corner

<div class="radial-gradient"></div>

.radial-gradient {
  width: 240px;
  height: 120px;
}

.radial-gradient {
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse farthest-corner at 20% 20%,
      red, black 5%, blue 5%, green 10%);
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(ellipse farthest-corner at 20% 20%, 
      red 0 5%, green 5% 10%);
}

The elliptical gradient will be centered 20% from the top left, and will repeat 10 times between the center and the farthest corner (the bottom right corner). Browsers supporting multi position color stops will display a red and green striped ellipse. Browsers not supporting the syntax yet will see a gradient that goes from red to black and then from blue to green.

Note: Please see Using CSS gradients for more examples.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Images Module Level 3The definition of 'repeating-radial-gradient()' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	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
`repeating-radial-gradient()`	Chrome Full support 26 Full support 26 Full support 10 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 16 Notes' Full support 16 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 36, gradients weren't applied on the pre-multiplied color space, leading to shades of grey unexpectedly appearing when used with transparency. Full support 3.6 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -moz- Notes' Since Firefox 42, the prefixed version of gradients can be disabled by setting `layout.css.prefixes.gradients` to `false`. Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Full support 44 Prefixed' Disabled' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled' From version 44: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support 12.1 Full support 12.1 Full support 15 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 12 — 15 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -o-	Safari Full support 6.1 Full support 6.1 Full support 5.1 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Safari 4 was supporting an experimental `-webkit-gradient(radial,…)` function. This old outdated syntax is still supported for compatibility purposes.	WebView Android Full support 4.4 Full support 4.4 Full support ≤37 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 26 Full support 26 Full support 18 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Firefox Android Full support 16 Notes' Full support 16 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 36, gradients weren't applied on the pre-multiplied color space, leading to shades of grey unexpectedly appearing when used with transparency. Full support 10 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -moz- Notes' Since Firefox 42, the prefixed version of gradients can be disabled by setting `layout.css.prefixes.gradients` to `false`. Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Full support 44 Prefixed' Disabled' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled' From version 44: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 12.1 Full support 12.1 Full support 14 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- No support 12 — 14 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -o-	Safari iOS Full support 7 Full support 7 Full support 6 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Notes' Safari 4 was supporting an experimental `-webkit-gradient(radial,…)` function. This old outdated syntax is still supported for compatibility purposes.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5 Full support 1.5 Full support 1.0 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
`at` syntax	Chrome Full support 26	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 16 Notes' Full support 16 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 36, gradients weren't applied on the pre-multiplied color space, leading to shades of grey unexpectedly appearing when used with transparency. Full support 10 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -moz- Notes' Since Firefox 42, the prefixed version of gradients can be disabled by setting `layout.css.prefixes.gradients` to `false`. Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Full support 44 Prefixed' Disabled' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled' From version 44: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support 15 Full support 15 No support 12 — 15 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -o-	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 26	Firefox Android Full support 16 Notes' Full support 16 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 36, gradients weren't applied on the pre-multiplied color space, leading to shades of grey unexpectedly appearing when used with transparency. Full support 10 Prefixed' Notes' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -moz- Notes' Since Firefox 42, the prefixed version of gradients can be disabled by setting `layout.css.prefixes.gradients` to `false`. Full support 49 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Full support 44 Prefixed' Disabled' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit- Disabled' From version 44: this feature is behind the `layout.css.prefixes.webkit` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 14 Full support 14 No support 12 — 14 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: -o-	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5
Double-position color stops	Chrome Full support 71	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 64	IE No support No	Opera Full support 58	Safari Full support 12.1	WebView Android Full support 71	Chrome Android Full support 71	Firefox Android Full support 64	Opera Android Full support 50	Safari iOS Full support 12.2	Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0
Interpolation Hints / Gradient Midpoints	Chrome Full support 40	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 36	IE No support No	Opera Full support 27	Safari Full support 6.1	WebView Android Full support 40	Chrome Android Full support 40	Firefox Android Full support 46	Opera Android Full support 27	Safari iOS Full support 7	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.