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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth-child

gene c
gene c
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Posted by gene c
gene c
13,630 Points

What is the difference between the CSS property background and background-color?

I'm applying CSS selectors to my <li> tags.

Why is the background property successful in affecting my <li> but background-color does not?

1 Answer

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

You will need to show us your code in order to provide more for your specific situation. However, background property is actually shorthand for many other properties, including background-color:

  • background-image
  • background-position
  • background-size
  • background-repeat
  • background-origin
  • background-clip
  • background-attachment
  • background-color

All of these properties have default values which are used if one is not given. Learn more about the background property on MDN.