There are a few different ways to place a background image using a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS). These include:

• repeat (repeats the image all over the page)
• repeat-x (repeats horizontally)
• repeat-y (repeats vertically)
• no-repeat (doesn’t repeat so the image only appears once)
• fixed (stays in position so that the background doesn’t move when scrolled)

The background can also be placed more specifically such as:

• fixed repeat top left
• fixed repeat-x

These are useful because putting a background on a page using standard html doesn’t always display the background as you want it.