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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T14:54:26+00:00 2026-05-26T14:54:26+00:00

How can I set a CSS property on the html element with jQuery? I’m

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How can I set a CSS property on the html element with jQuery?

I’m trying to do something like…

$('html').css({'background': 'url(/images/bg.png) top center'})

EDIT: For those that will ask why not just set it on the body or some other work around, this needs to be set like this as it fixes a webkit bug in iOS 4

EDIT 2: I guess this is doing what it should already. It must be something with the finicky bug that is causing this to act differently then when I set it via external CSS, strange

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    2026-05-26T14:54:27+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 2:54 pm

    Simply like that:

    $('html').css('background', 'url(/images/bg.png) top center')

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