background-image	NN 4 IE 4 CSS 1

	Inherited: No
Sets the background image (if any) for the element. If you set a background-color for the element as well, the color appears if the image fails to load; otherwise, the image overlays the color. Transparent pixels of the image allow a background color to show through. See also the background-attachment attribute.

CSS Syntax

background-image: uri \| none

Value
To specify a URL, use the url( ) wrapper for the attribute value. You can omit the attribute or specify none to prevent an image from loading into the element's background.

Initial Value
none

Example

h1 {background-image: url(watermark.jpg)}

Applies To
All elements.

Object Model Reference

[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.backgroundImage