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Numair Khan
Numair Khan
3,210 Points
Posted by Numair Khan
Numair Khan
3,210 Points

How to add a background image

Hi

I am creating a website and can some one please tell me how to add a background not a solid color. I have already chosen the picture I want but I need help on how and where to put it.

Thanks

3 Answers

Kent Åsvang
Kent Åsvang
18,822 Points
Kent Åsvang
Kent Åsvang
18,822 Points

You can do this in you CSS-file : 

element-with-background {
    background-image: url("path/to/image");
}

More: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp

Yuval Blass
Yuval Blass
18,134 Points
Yuval Blass
Yuval Blass
18,134 Points

background-image: url(" ");

Numair Khan
Numair Khan
3,210 Points
Numair Khan
Numair Khan
3,210 Points

Thanks for the help but I have tried all of the teqniques and they are not working and also I don't know were to put it in my code i.e were to sandwich it between