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CSS CSS Foundations Backgrounds and Borders Background Properties

salam hemaea
salam hemaea
3,573 Points
Posted by salam hemaea
salam hemaea
3,573 Points

Position the background image to be vertically and horizontally centered

Position the background image to be vertically and horizontally centered.

4 Answers

Phuc Tran
Phuc Tran
6,542 Points 
box {
  background-color: #387ABC;
  background-image: url(img/mike.png);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center center;
}

I believe this should work. Here is extra: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background-position

Cheers!

Martin Graulund Larsen
Martin Graulund Larsen
26,279 Points
Martin Graulund Larsen
Martin Graulund Larsen
26,279 Points

In one line:

background: url(images/bg.jpg) no-repeat center center;
Michelle Pepe
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Michelle Pepe
Courses Plus Student 6,125 Points
Michelle Pepe
Michelle Pepe
Courses Plus Student 6,125 Points

.box { background: #387ABC url('img/mike.png') no-repeat center center; }

Carmen Joubert
Carmen Joubert
6,637 Points
Carmen Joubert
Carmen Joubert
6,637 Points

What are other options for center center? I would like to center horizontally, but the top of the image should still be the top of the jumbotron. I'm not sure how to achieve this. Any help will be much appreciated.