Backgrounds
background-image
Classes for setting the background image on an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
| bg-[<value>] | background-image: <value>; |
| bg-(image: <custom-property>) | background-image: var(<custom-property>); |
| bg-none | background-image: none; |
| bg-linear-to-t | background-image: linear-gradient(to top, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-tr | background-image: linear-gradient(to top right, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-r | background-image: linear-gradient(to right, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-br | background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-b | background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-bl | background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom left, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-l | background-image: linear-gradient(to left, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-to-tl | background-image: linear-gradient(to top left, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-<angle> | background-image: linear-gradient(<angle> in oklab, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| -bg-linear-<angle> | background-image: linear-gradient(-<angle> in oklab, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-linear-(<custom-property>) | background-image: linear-gradient(var(--tw-gradient-stops, var(<custom-property>))); |
| bg-linear-[<value>] | background-image: linear-gradient(var(--tw-gradient-stops, <value>)); |
| bg-radial | background-image: radial-gradient(in oklab, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-radial-(<custom-property>) | background-image: radial-gradient(var(--tw-gradient-stops, var(<custom-property>))); |
| bg-radial-[<value>] | background-image: radial-gradient(var(--tw-gradient-stops, <value>)); |
| bg-conic-<angle> | background-image: conic-gradient(from <angle> in oklab, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| -bg-conic-<angle> | background-image: conic-gradient(from-<angle> in oklab, var(--tw-gradient-stops)); |
| bg-conic-(<custom-property>) | background-image: var(<custom-property>); |
| bg-conic-[<value>] | background-image: <value>; |
| from-<color> | --tw-gradient-from: <color>; |
| from-<percentage> | --tw-gradient-from-position: <percentage>; |
| from-(<custom-property>) | --tw-gradient-from: var(<custom-property>); |
| from-[<value>] | --tw-gradient-from: <value>; |
| via-<color> | --tw-gradient-via: <color>; |
| via-<percentage> | --tw-gradient-via-position: <percentage>; |
| via-(<custom-property>) | --tw-gradient-via: var(<custom-property>); |
| via-[<value>] | --tw-gradient-via: <value>; |
| to-<color> | --tw-gradient-to: <color>; |
| to-<percentage> | --tw-gradient-to-position: <percentage>; |
| to-(<custom-property>) | --tw-gradient-to: var(<custom-property>); |
| to-[<value>] | --tw-gradient-to: <value>; |
Examples
Basic example
Reach for the bg-[<value>] syntax whenever you want an image sitting behind an element.
<div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)] ..."></div>Adding a linear gradient
Pair utilities like bg-linear-to-r and bg-linear-<angle> along with color stop utilities to layer a linear gradient onto an element:
<div class="h-14 bg-linear-to-r from-cyan-500 to-blue-500"></div><div class="h-14 bg-linear-to-t from-sky-500 to-indigo-500"></div><div class="h-14 bg-linear-to-bl from-violet-500 to-fuchsia-500"></div><div class="h-14 bg-linear-65 from-purple-500 to-pink-500"></div>Adding a radial gradient
Apply the bg-radial and bg-radial-[<position>] utilities along with color stop utilities to layer a radial gradient onto an element:
<div class="size-18 rounded-full bg-radial from-pink-400 from-40% to-fuchsia-700"></div><div class="size-18 rounded-full bg-radial-[at_50%_75%] from-sky-200 via-blue-400 to-indigo-900 to-90%"></div><div class="size-18 rounded-full bg-radial-[at_25%_25%] from-white to-zinc-900 to-75%"></div>Adding a conic gradient
Apply the bg-conic and bg-conic-<angle> utilities along with color stop utilities to layer a conic gradient onto an element:
<div class="size-24 rounded-full bg-conic from-blue-600 to-sky-400 to-50%"></div><div class="size-24 rounded-full bg-conic-180 from-indigo-600 via-indigo-50 to-indigo-600"></div><div class="size-24 rounded-full bg-conic/decreasing from-violet-700 via-lime-300 to-violet-700"></div>Setting gradient color stops
Reach for utilities like from-indigo-500, via-purple-500, and to-pink-500 to paint the color of each gradient stop:
<div class="bg-gradient-to-r from-indigo-500 via-purple-500 to-pink-500 ..."></div>Setting gradient stop positions
Reach for utilities like from-10%, via-30%, and to-90% to dial in more exact spots for the gradient color stops:
<div class="bg-gradient-to-r from-indigo-500 from-10% via-sky-500 via-30% to-emerald-500 to-90% ..."></div>Changing interpolation mode
Apply the interpolation modifier to choose which interpolation mode a gradient blends
srgb
hsl
oklab
oklch
longer
shorter
increasing
decreasing
<div class="bg-linear-to-r/srgb from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/hsl from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/oklab from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/oklch from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/longer from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/shorter from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/increasing from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div><div class="bg-linear-to-r/decreasing from-indigo-500 to-teal-400"></div>By default, every gradient is interpolated in the oklab color space.
Clearing background images
Reach for the bg-none utility to strip an existing background image off an element:
<div class="bg-none"></div>Passing a custom value
Reach for utilities like bg-linear-[<value>] and from-[<value>] to build a gradient from a completely bespoke value:
<div class="bg-linear-[25deg,red_5%,yellow_60%,lime_90%,teal] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>For CSS variables, you can also lean on the bg-linear-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="bg-linear-(--my-gradient) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>This is simply a shorthand for bg-linear-[var(<custom-property>)] that wires up the var() function on your behalf.
Responsive design
Add a breakpoint variant like md: in front of a background-image utility to apply it only at medium screens and up:
<div class="from-purple-400 md:from-yellow-500 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>Read more about working with variants in variants documentation.
Customizing your theme
Reach for the --color-* theme variables to tune the color utilities across your project:
@theme { --color-regal-blue: #243c5a; }Now utilities such as from-regal-blue, via-regal-blue, and to-regal-blue are ready to drop into your markup:
<div class="from-regal-blue"> <!-- ... --></div>Dig deeper into tailoring your theme over in the theme documentation.
