background-repeat	NN 6 IE 4 CSS 1

	Inherited: No
Sets whether a background image (specified with the background-image attribute) should repeat and, if so, along which axis. You can use repeating background images to create horizontal and vertical bands.

CSS Syntax

background-repeat: no-repeat \| repeat \| repeat-x \| repeat-y

Value
With a setting of no-repeat, one instance of the image appears in the location within the element established by the background-position attribute (default is the top-left corner). Normal repeats are performed along both axes, but you can have the image repeat down a single column (repeat-y) or across a single row (repeat-x).

Initial Value
repeat

Example

body {background-image: url(icon.gif); background-repeat: repeat-y}

Applies To
All elements.

Object Model Reference

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