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 }
 ```
 
+## Constituent properties
+
+This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
+
+- {{cssxref("background-repeat-x")}}
+- {{cssxref("background-repeat-y")}}
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> {{cssxref("background-repeat-x")}} and {{cssxref("background-repeat-y")}} have very low browser support compared to `background-repeat`.
+
 ## Syntax
 
 ```css