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CSS

Nuri Amari
Nuri Amari
8,212 Points
Posted by Nuri Amari
Nuri Amari
8,212 Points

Applying A Background Image In CSS Doesn't Work

I am trying to apply a background from subtlepatterns.com, but the background just becomes white.

header {

    width: 100%;
    background: url("img/crossword.png");
}

2 Answers

Devin Cooper
Devin Cooper
8,352 Points
Devin Cooper
Devin Cooper
8,352 Points

Hello Nuri,

Can you post your fixed code so others who run into the same problem can see how to resolve it?

Nuri Amari
Nuri Amari
8,212 Points
Nuri Amari
Nuri Amari
8,212 Points

I realized that because my CSS was in a folder I had to reference the images like this:

background:url("../img/picture.png");

rather than: 

background:url("img/picture.png");