What is a background shorthand CSS property?

The background shorthand CSS property sets all background style properties at once, such as color, image, origin and size, or repeat method. Component properties not set in the background shorthand property value declaration are set to their default values. This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:

How do I correct the CSS if the HTML background returns to normal?

In order to correct the CSS so that the HTML background returns to normal, you have to first understand what values the shorthand property can work with. The shorthand property can call on the following background property values: Note that the above list is not simply a bulleted set, but rather a numbered one.

What is background shorthand syntax?

As can be seen above, the background shorthand syntax is useful in reducing the amount of CSS we have to write. The longhand syntax above occupies 272 bytes, while the last shorthand syntax shown above only occupies 81 bytes — a -108.2% reduction of code. Here are some things to keep in mind when using the background shorthand property.

How to change background color in CSS3?

body { background-color: red; background: url (sweettexture.jpg); } The background will be transparent, instead of red. The fix is easy though: just define background-color after background, or just use the shorthand (e.g. background: url (...) red;) CSS3 added support for multiple backgrounds, which layer over the top of each other.