The background-attachment
CSS property sets whether a background image's position is fixed within the viewport, or scrolls with its containing block.
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Syntax
/* Keyword values */ background-attachment: scroll; background-attachment: fixed; background-attachment: local; /* Global values */ background-attachment: inherit; background-attachment: initial; background-attachment: unset;
The background-attachment
property is specified as one of the keyword values from the list below.
Values
fixed
- The background is fixed relative to the viewport. Even if an element has a scrolling mechanism, the background doesn't move with the element. (This is not compatible with
background-clip: text
.) local
- The background is fixed relative to the element's contents. If the element has a scrolling mechanism, the background scrolls with the element's contents, and the background painting area and background positioning area are relative to the scrollable area of the element rather than to the border framing them.
scroll
- The background is fixed relative to the element itself and does not scroll with its contents. (It is effectively attached to the element's border.)
Formal definition
Initial value | scroll |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
<attachment>#where
<attachment> = scroll | fixed | local
Examples
Simple example
HTML
<p> There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again. </p>
CSS
p { background-image: url("https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12057/starsolid.gif"); background-attachment: fixed; }
Result
Multiple background images
This property supports multiple background images. You can specify a different <attachment>
for each background, separated by commas. Each image is matched with the corresponding attachment type, from first specified to last.
HTML
<p> There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again. Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice's first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted! </p>
CSS
p { background-image: url("https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12057/starsolid.gif"), url("https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/12059/startransparent.gif"); background-attachment: fixed, scroll; background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat-y; }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 The definition of 'background-attachment' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | The shorthand property has been extended to support multiple backgrounds and the local value. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'background-attachment' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No significant change. |
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'background-attachment' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No significant change. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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background-attachment | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support 3.5 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support ≤37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 3.2 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
local | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 25 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 10.5 | Safari Full support 5 | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 25 | Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support 4.2 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Multiple backgrounds | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.6 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 10.5 | Safari Full support 1.3 | WebView Android Full support ≤37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support 3.2 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support