The tiling and positioning of the background-image on inline elements is undefined in this specification (CSS 2.1). Description IE6, IE7: IE shows no background images at left top when the link wraps. Size the window horizontally to see. Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet metus sed rutrum dignissim, leo dui sollicitudin sapien, sit amet sagittis est metus ut erat. Maecenas sollicitudin. Lorem Ipsum Dolor