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Daniel Reina
983 PointsIssue with background image
Hello treehouse community! I am a beginner to HTML and CSS I have done research trying to solve my current issue but I am trying to apply a static image as the background.
However, the image gets distorted when the browser window is manipulated in anyway, or if there is a toolbar/address bar/anything above it.
How would I make it so that the image does not distort whenever the page is manipulated, but rather it gets cropped? Squarespace.com is a great example of what I'm talking about but I believe they use a video as their background image not something static.
4 Answers
nik
8,925 Pointsinstead of using
background-size: 100% 100%;
try using
background-size: cover;
when you use percentages it will scale the image to the size of its element. So if your element doesn't have a specified size, the image will adjust to whatever size it changes to.
Daniel Reina
983 Points<body> <div id="topleft"> <img src="Background_filter.jpg"/> </div> <img src="Circle logo.png"/> </body>
thats my html so far and the CSS file is listed below
body { background-image:url('Circle logo.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:100% 100%; }
.topleft{ position:absolute; top: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('Background_filter.jpg'); width: 100px; height: 100px; }
Daniel Reina
983 PointsThanks it worked. If I am adding another image how do I maintain aspect ratio whenever the window is manipulated?? The background-size: cover; works for the background image but who do I apply the same to another image over the background. Thanks for the help
Daniel Reina
983 Pointshtml { background: url(submission_img.jpg) no-repeat center center fixed; -webkit-background-size: cover; -moz-background-size: cover; -o-background-size: cover; background-size: cover; } </style> <center><img src="Circle_logo.png" style=" /></center>
I am trying to keep the aspect ratio of the Circle_logo image during windown manipulation.