BACKGROUND Attribute | background Property

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Sets or retrieves the background picture tiled behind the text and graphics on the page.

Syntax

HTML<BODY BACKGROUND = sURL... >
ScriptingBODY.background [ = sURL ]

Possible Values

sURLString that specifies or receives the URL of the file to use as the background picture for the page.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML Non-Microsoft link and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

BODY