Spites in LESS

gistfile1.css

.bg-item {
	background: transparent url(img/background-sprite.png) no-repeat 0 0;
	position: absolute;
	display: block;
}

.circle {
	.sprite(50px, 49px, 0, 0);
}

.sprite(@width, @height, @bgleft, @bgtop)
{
	width: @width;
	height: @height;
	background-position: @bgleft @bgtop;
}

/* <span class="bg-item circle"/> */