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background-originBaseline · Widely available

The background-origin CSS property sets the background starting position relative to the border and padding of an element.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.

How to use ↓Compare browsers

Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–20Not supported
21+Supportedsince Jul 31, 2012
Current: 155
Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154
Firefox
1–21Not supported
22+Supportedsince Jun 25, 2013
Current: 157
Safari
1–5Not supported
5.1+Supportedsince Jul 20, 2011
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–18Not supported
25+Supportedsince Feb 27, 2013
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4–21Not supported
22+Supportedsince Jun 25, 2013
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–3.2Not supported
4+Supportedsince Jun 21, 2010
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: background-origin.

Feature detection

CSS · check before using
@supports (background-origin: initial) {
  /* styles that rely on background-origin */
}

/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("background-origin", "initial")) {
  // use it
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (5). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
background-origin112431841
background-origin.border-box112431842
background-origin.content-box112431841
background-origin.padding-box112431842
background.background-origin2112225.125224