Checkerboard CSS - from Lea Verou

checkboard.css

body {
    background-image:
      -moz-linear-gradient(45deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%), 
      -moz-linear-gradient(-45deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%),
      -moz-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, #000 75%),
      -moz-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, #000 75%);
    background-image:
      -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.25, #000), color-stop(.25, transparent)), 
      -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 100% 100%, color-stop(.25, #000), color-stop(.25, transparent)),
      -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.75, transparent), color-stop(.75, #000)),
      -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 100% 100%, color-stop(.75, transparent), color-stop(.75, #000));

    -moz-background-size:100px 100px;
    background-size:100px 100px;
    -webkit-background-size:100px 101px; /* override value for shitty webkit */
    
    background-position:0 0, 50px 0, 50px -50px, 0px 50px;
}