Change the position of the background-image in a <div> element to 200px horizontal and 40px vertical:
document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundPosition = "200px 40px";
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div {/* w w w . j a va 2 s. c o m*/ background-image: url('background1.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 400px; height: 400px; border: 1px solid #000000; } </style> </head> <body> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Position background image</button> <br> <div id="myDiv"> </div> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myDiv").style.backgroundPosition = "200px 40px"; } </script> </body> </html>