CSS background-size property

Property values

autoDefault

The size of the background image is automatically calculated.

background-size: auto;

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contain

The image is rescaled to the largest size such that both sides of the image fit inside the background painting area while preserving the aspect ratio.

background-size: contain;

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cover

The image is rescaled to the smallest size such that it covers the background painting area completely while preserving the aspect ratio.

background-size: cover;

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+ve length

20

We specify a fixed length for the background image size.

background-size: 20px;

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percentage

30

It represents the image size as the percentage of the background painting area.

30% means the background image occupies the 30% of the element. And three images can fill the painting area of an element with this size.

background-size: 30%;

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