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
JavaScript Equivalent backgroundImage
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
IE | [window.]document.all.elementID.style.backgroundImage