The background-position-x property

The background-position-x property specifies a horizontal position of an element’s background image.

The property can take the following values: left, center, right, and you can also specify the background position in percentages or pixels.

Syntax

selector {
	background-position-x: value;
}

Example

Let's position the background on the left horizontally:

<div id="elem"></div>

#elem {
	background-position-x: left;
	background-image: url("bg.png");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 400px;
	height: 300px;
	border: 1px solid black;
}

Example

Now let's move the background to the right:

<div id="elem"></div>

#elem {
	background-position-x: right;
	background-image: url("bg.png");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 400px;
	height: 300px;
	border: 1px solid black;
}

Example

Let's place the background image in the center:

<div id="elem"></div>

#elem {
	background-position-x: center;
	background-image: url("bg.png");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 400px;
	height: 300px;
	border: 1px solid black;
}

Example

Now let’s set the position for the background as a percentage:

<div id="elem"></div>

#elem {
	background-position-x: 20%;
	background-image: url("bg.png");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 400px;
	height: 300px;
	border: 1px solid black;
}

The background-position-x property

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Example

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