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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Backgrounds: Color and Images

manideep m
manideep m
1,964 Points
Posted by manideep m
manideep m
1,964 Points

mountains image does not appear

I am doing coding parallel with the instructor in my sublime text editor. even though all my files are in the same folder. I am not able to get the image.

background-image: url('C:\Users\manideep\Desktop\web learning\mountains.jpg'); all my files are in web learning folder. I have not created separate folders for images and style sheets.

why it is not working .please help me

2 Answers

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

The path is incorrect. Looks like you're using the path you would see using windows explorer? You need to select the image relative to the css file you're working in. It will likely look something like: 

background-image: url('/mountains.jpg');
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

If all the files are in the same folder, you should be able to reference them by name alone:

    background-image: url('mountains.jpg');
Trey Williams
Trey Williams
707 Points

thanks