CSS background-repeat Property - Playground Example

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style type="text/css">/* Simple demo of background-repeat values */

:root {
    --tile: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=%27http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%27 width=%2720%27 height=%2720%27><circle cx=%2710%27 cy=%2710%27 r=%274%27 fill=%27%23e74c3c%27/></svg>');
}

body {
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial;
    padding: 24px;
    background: #f5f7fa;
    color: #222;
}

.container {
    max-width: 980px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

h2 {
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
}

.example {
    height: 140px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    background-color: #fff;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(16,24,40,0.04);
    padding: 12px;
    /* common tile image used for all examples */
    background-image: var(--tile);
    background-color: transparent;
}

.example .label {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 13px;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Different background-repeat values */
.example.repeat {
    background-repeat: repeat; /* default: tiles both directions */
}

.example.repeat-x {
    background-repeat: repeat-x; /* tiles only horizontally */
}

.example.repeat-y {
    background-repeat: repeat-y; /* tiles only vertically */
}

.example.no-repeat {
    background-repeat: no-repeat; /* single image only */
    background-position: center;
}

/* 'round' and 'space' show different tiling behaviors with a set background-size */
.example.round {
    background-repeat: round; /* tile image scaled so a whole number fits */
    background-size: 36px 36px;
}

.example.space {
    background-repeat: space; /* tiles with equal spacing; may leave gaps */
    background-size: 36px 36px;
}
</style></head><body><div class='container'>
    <h2>background-repeat examples</h2>

    <div class='grid'>
        <div class='example repeat'>
            <span class='label'>repeat</span>
        </div>

        <div class='example repeat-x'>
            <span class='label'>repeat-x</span>
        </div>

        <div class='example repeat-y'>
            <span class='label'>repeat-y</span>
        </div>

        <div class='example no-repeat'>
            <span class='label'>no-repeat</span>
        </div>

        <div class='example round'>
            <span class='label'>round</span>
        </div>

        <div class='example space'>
            <span class='label'>space</span>
        </div>
    </div>
</div></body></html>