background-origin

Sets the starting point for where a background image is positioned. Unlike 'background-clip' which hides parts of the background, 'background-origin' actually shifts the starting (0,0) coordinate of the image.

It is documented as part of the CSS Backgrounds and Borders specification.

/* Usage Example */
.box {
  border: 10px dashed #ccc;
  padding: 20px;
  background-image: url(';logo.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  /* Image starts at the edge of the content, ignoring the padding */
  background-origin: content-box;
}

/* Global values */
background-origin: inherit;
background-origin: initial;
background-origin: revert;
background-origin: revert-layer;
background-origin: unset;
Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

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