object-position

Summary

The object-position property determines the alignment of the replaced element inside its box.

Initial value	`50% 50%`
Applies to	replaced elements
Inherited	yes
Percentages	refer to width and height of element itself
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	a repeatable list of , a simple list of , a length, percentage or calc();
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

/* <position> values */
object-position: 100px 50px;

/* Global values */
object-position: inherit;
object-position: initial;
object-position: unset;

Values

<position>: Is a <position>, that is one to four values representing a 2D position regarding the edges of the element's box. Relative or absolute offsets can be given. Note that the position can be set outside of the element's box.

Formal syntax

<position>where 
<position> = [[ left | center | right | top | bottom | <length-percentage> ] | [ left | center | right | <length-percentage> ] [ top | center | bottom | <length-percentage> ] | [ center | [ left | right ] <length-percentage>? ] && [ center | [ top | bottom ] <length-percentage>? ]]
where 
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>

Example

HTML Content

<img id="object-position-1" src="https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/6457/mdn_logo_only_color.png" alt="MDN Logo"/>
<img id="object-position-2" src="https://mdn.mozillademos.org/files/6457/mdn_logo_only_color.png" alt="MDN Logo"/>

CSS Content

img {
  width: 150px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px solid #000;
  background-color: yellow;
  margin-right: 1em;
}

#object-position-1 {
  object-position: 10px;
}

#object-position-2 {
  object-position: 20% 10%;
}

Output

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module Level 4 The definition of 'object-position' in that specification.	Working Draft	The `from-image` and `flip` keywords have been added.
CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module Level 3 The definition of 'object-position' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	31.0	36 (36)	No support	11.60-o 19.0	10.0

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	4.4.4	36 (36)	No support	11.5-o 24	No support

[1] WebKit Nightly fixed in bug 122811.

object-position

Summary

Syntax

Values

Formal syntax

Example

HTML Content

CSS Content

Output

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

Documentlabels en -medewerkers