---
title: CSS Images
slug: Web/CSS/CSS_Images
tags:
  - CSS
  - CSS Images
  - NeedsTranslation
  - Overview
  - Reference
  - TopicStub
translation_of: Web/CSS/CSS_Images
---
<div>{{CSSRef}}</div>

<p><strong>CSS Images</strong> is a module of CSS that defines what types of images can be used (the {{cssxref("&lt;image&gt;")}} type, containing URLs, gradients and other types of images), how to resize them and how they, and other replaced content, interact with the different layout models.</p>

<h2 id="Reference">Reference</h2>

<h3 id="Properties">Properties</h3>

<div class="index">
<ul>
 <li>{{cssxref("image-orientation")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("image-rendering")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("object-fit")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("object-position")}}</li>
</ul>
</div>

<h3 id="Functions">Functions</h3>

<div class="index">
<ul>
 <li>{{cssxref("linear-gradient", "linear-gradient()")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("radial-gradient", "radial-gradient()")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("repeating-linear-gradient", "repeating-linear-gradient()")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("repeating-radial-gradient", "repeating-radial-gradient()")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("element", "element()")}}</li>
</ul>
</div>

<h3 id="Data_types">Data types</h3>

<div class="index">
<ul>
 <li>{{cssxref("&lt;gradient&gt;")}}</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("&lt;image&gt;")}}</li>
</ul>
</div>

<h2 id="Guides">Guides</h2>

<dl>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Images/Using_CSS_gradients">Using CSS gradients</a></dt>
 <dd>Presents a specific type of CSS images, <em>gradients</em>, and how to create and use these.</dd>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Images/Implementing_image_sprites_in_CSS">Implementing image sprites in CSS</a></dt>
 <dd>Describes the common technique grouping several images in one single document to save download requests and speed up the availability of a page.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS4 Images')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS4 Images')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS3 Images')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Images')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Compat', '#css-%3Cimage%3E-type', 'CSS Gradients')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Compat')}}</td>
   <td>Standardizes the <code>-webkit</code> prefixed gradient value functions</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS3 Values', '#urls', '&lt;url&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Values')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{Specname('CSS2.1', 'syndata.html#uri', '&lt;uri&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS2.1')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS1', '#url', '&lt;url&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Compatibilidade com navegadores</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("1")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>