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Background-position: percentages are not simple padding

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In brief

background-position places an image within its background positioning area. Percentage positioning aligns corresponding points of the image and area; center aligns their centres.

Useful to know

background-position places an image within its background positioning area. Percentage positioning aligns corresponding points of the image and area; center aligns their centres. [1]

When the image equals the area along one axis, changing the percentage there may have no visible effect. Check background-size before concluding that positioning is broken.

Sources

For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] MDN — CSS background-position ↗