The background-blend-mode CSS property sets how an element's background images should blend with each other and with the element's background color.
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background-blend-mode
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Blending modes should be defined in the same order as the background-image property. If the blending modes' and background images' list lengths are not equal, it will be repeated and/or truncated until lengths match.
Syntax
css
/* One value */
background-blend-mode: normal;
/* Two values, one per background */
background-blend-mode: darken, luminosity;
/* Global values */
background-blend-mode: inherit;
background-blend-mode: initial;
background-blend-mode: revert;
background-blend-mode: revert-layer;
background-blend-mode: unset;
Values
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<blend-mode> -
The blending mode to be applied. There can be several values, separated by commas.
Formal definition
| Initial value | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | All elements. In SVG, it applies to container elements, graphics elements, and graphics referencing elements.. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line. |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | Not animatable |
Formal syntax
background-blend-mode =
<mix-blend-mode>#
Examples
Basic example
css
.item {
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
background: url("image1.png"), url("image2.png");
background-blend-mode: screen;
}
Try out different blend modes
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Compositing and Blending Level 2 # background-blend-mode |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
background-blend-mode |
35 | 79 | 30 | No | 22 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background-blend-mode