Tailwind Background Repeat

The bg-{repeat} utility class in Tailwind CSS allows you to control the repetition behavior of background images applied to elements. With Tailwind background repeat class, you can easily adjust how background images are repeated to achieve the desired visual effect.

How to apply Tailwind Background Repeat

To apply a specific tailwind background repeat behavior to an element, you can use the bg-{repeat} utility class, where {repeat} represents the desired background repeat behavior. Here are some common values you can use:

• bg-repeat: The background image is repeated both horizontally and vertically.
• bg-no-repeat: The background image is not repeated, appearing only once.
• bg-repeat-x: The background image is repeated horizontally but not vertically.
• bg-repeat-y: The background image is repeated vertically but not horizontally.

<div
  class="w-full bg-repeat  bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623697899813-cf12fa9bc1c3?q=80&w=553&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D')]"
></div>

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Example bg-no-repeat

<div class="p-4">
  <div
    class="bg-no-repeat w-full h-80 bg-center rounded-md bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623697899813-cf12fa9bc1c3?q=80&w=553&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D')]"
  ></div>
</div>

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Use bg-no-repeat when you want the image to appear only once, like a logo or icon

Example bg-repeat-x

<div class="p-4">
  <div
    class="bg-repeat-x w-full h-80 bg-center rounded-md bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623697899813-cf12fa9bc1c3?q=80&w=553&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D')]"
  ></div>
</div>

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Example bg-repeat-y

<div class="p-4">
  <div
    class="bg-repeat-y w-full h-300 bg-center rounded-md bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623697899813-cf12fa9bc1c3?q=80&w=553&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D')]"
  ></div>
</div>

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Responsive Tailwind Background Repeat

Tailwind CSS allows you to apply background repeat classes responsively at different breakpoints. To use responsive tailwind background repeat classes, you can append the breakpoint prefix to the utility class. For example, md:bg-no-repeat sets the background to not repeat starting from the medium breakpoint and above.

<div class="p-4">
  <div
    class="bg-repeat md:bg-no-repeat w-full h-100 bg-center rounded-md bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1623697899813-cf12fa9bc1c3?q=80&w=553&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D')]"
  ></div>
</div>

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In the above example, the tailwind background repeat behavior of the <div> element is set to not repeat by default (bg-no-repeat), but starting from the medium breakpoint and above, it changes to repeat both horizontally and vertically (md:bg-repeat).

Tailwind Background Repeat Class Table

✨ What's Next?

Now that you’ve mastered Tailwind Background Repeat, try experimenting with:

• Background Image

• background sizes

Windframe Tailwind blocks

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