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Multiple backgrounds

Layering backgrounds inside a single box.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<title>Multiple backgrounds</title>
	<style>
		body {
			font: 14px/1.5 courier, monospace;
			background: white;
			color: black;
			margin: 20px;
		}
	
		pre, #htmldog {
			background-color: #c72;
			height: 200px;
			margin: 20px 0;
			overflow: auto;
		}
		pre code {
			background: white;
			padding: 2px 10px 4px 0;
		}

		#p0, #htmldog {
			background-image: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/bg.gif");
		}
		#p1 {
			background-image: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/circle.png"), url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/bg.gif");
		}
		#p2 {
			background-image: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/circle.png"), url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/bg.gif");
			background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
		}
		#p3 {
			background-image: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/circle.png"), url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/bg.gif");
			background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
			background-position: center;
		}
		#p4 {
			background: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/circle.png") center no-repeat, url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/bg.gif");
		}

		#htmldog a {
			display: block;
			height: 200px;
			background: url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/cornerbg.gif") top -15px left -15px, url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/cornerbg.gif") top -15px right -15px, url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/cornerbg.gif") bottom -15px right -15px, url("http://www.htmldog.com/examples/images/cornerbg.gif") bottom -15px left -15px, url("http://www.htmldog.com//badge1.gif") center;
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			text-indent: -999em;
			transition: background-position .5s steps(2);
		}
		#htmldog a:hover {
			background-position: top -25px left -25px, top -25px right -25px, bottom -25px right -25px, bottom -25px left -25px, center;
		}
	</style>
</head>
<body>
	<h1><a href="http://www.htmldog.com/guides/css/advanced/backgrounds/">Multiple backgrounds</a></h1>
	<p>Using the <a href="http://www.htmldog.com/references/css/properties/background-image/"><code>background-image</code></a> and <a href="http://www.htmldog.com/references/css/properties/background/"><code>background</code></a> CSS properties.</p>

	<pre id="p0"><code>background-image: url("bg.gif");</code></pre>
	<pre id="p1"><code>background-image: url("circle.png"), url("bg.gif");</code></pre>
	<pre id="p2"><code>background-image: url("circle.png"), url("bg.gif");</code>
<code>background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;</code></pre>
	<pre id="p3"><code>background-image: url("circle.png"), url("bg.gif");</code>
<code>background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;</code>
<code>background-position: center;</code></pre>
	<pre id="p4"><code>background: url("circle.png") center no-repeat, url("bg.gif");</code></pre>

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	<p id="htmldog"><a href="http://www.htmldog.com/examples/"><img src="http://www.htmldog.com/badge1.gif" alt="HTML Dog"></a></p>
</body>
</html>

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