> >>> In the CSS box model, are background images understood to occupy
> the
> >>> same height and width as the outer edge of the border area?
> >
> >
> > I believe it is the border box (content + padding + border)
> 
> No, the default is the padding-box:

Thanks Philippe,
In my mind we're talking background, not just background images.
The background-color is painted in the border box, but yes it would not make
much sense to have the background-image within the same boundaries.

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Regards,
Thierry
www.tjkdesign.com | www.ez-css.org | @thierrykoblentz


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