I am trying to put a background on a div using a method that I've been always using ever since. But for some reason, it isn't working. These are the things I tried:
Checked the syntax, its correct
Checked the path or typo, although I copied the path from the security tab in the properties of the image
Putting different elements inside, even though I already have sub divs inside.
I also tried this property to other divs and the body, still nothing.
I removed the bg image property and tried bg color instead, it worked.
CSS:
#menu-container{
width: 100%;
height: 800px;
margin-top: 760px;
background-image: url("C:\Users\aaron\Desktop\MODULES\WEB301\WEB301(HTML)\media files\bg.png");
}
You cannot load an image from C:\
However if you add file:/// to your path like file:///C:/Users/.....jpg this might work in some Browsers (not all). Otherwise you will have to use relative paths. This means you reference the JPG in relevance to where the HTML or CSS file is sitting.
Read this for more details about relative pathing.
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I know it's repetitious question but I have problem with my code.
I have searched stackoverflow and w3schools for a background image setting
and wrote the code that was on both sites exactly but still I have problem with the following code.
body {
background-image: url("C:\Users\mehra\Desktop\Male-Fitness-Models-BAck.jpg");
}
or
body{ background-image: url("Male-Fitness-Models-BAck.jpg"); }
above are the codes I used for setting background, but neither of them work.
HTML picture
If the background image file location is correct you might need to add a height and width to the container of the background image.
body {
height: 500px;
width: 500px;
background-image: url("C:\Users\mehra\Desktop\Male-Fitness-Models-BAck.jpg");
}
There are a few things to investigate to ensure it always works:
1) Using the project absolute path:
ensure you have FollowSymLinks in your vhosts enabled, that way you can use / in the src to call the image.
e.g. <img src="/images/dog.png" />
2) Make sure the image exists
copy and paste the src that's displayed in the browser (inspect with firebug, or view-page source to get the link) into the url bar and see what it returns - if it's a 404 then it doesn't exist on the path you gave, if it's 403 the path might be set to really strict permissions (755 on directories and 644 for files is recommended) and you might have to tweak your vhosts file to allow people to view the content, but not access the file tree.
3) If the image does exist, there is no message (other than 200) and you're using the path correctly - then it's probably because the div is empty. A background on a div with no content will result in empty space, because the background is stretching itself over 0 pixels. Add a min-height and min-width rule to your css or use inside the div:
CSS:
div {
background: url('/images/dog.png');
min-height: 50px;
min-width: 50px;
}
HTML:
<div> </div>
4) Use a proper folder structure
by using a file tree that makes sense, it makes resources easier to manage.
Hosting every file in the DOCUMENT_ROOT is messy, I'd recommend the below structure:
|--index.html
|----images/
|----css/
|----js/
that's a basic structure, then you can add more folders based on area e.g.
|--index.html
|----[area]/
|----images/
|----css/
|----js/
body
{
background : cover;
background: url("http://quizdoo.com/wp-content/uploads/qc-images/58d2957b47354.jpg");
}
<body>
</body>
Add background size to make it visible
body
{
background: cover;
background-image: url("C:\Users\mehra\Desktop\Male-Fitness-Models-BAck.jpg");
}
If you are using a PC saved image path make sure to replace the \ with / and it will work.
example:
background-image:url("C:/Users/foldername/Desktop/images/City_Landscape_Background.jpg");
I need a big banner at the top of the screen going from end to end. It has to be a link and on the banner is an image. I have all that set up and working. However, around it all is a gray box and in the top left corner is the icon that is displayed when no image is found. How do I remove the box and the icon?
header.php
<body <?php body_class(); ?>>
<a class="vcuLink" href="http://www.vcu.edu/" >
<div id="topBanner" class="vcuBanner">
<img class="vcuLogo" src="vcu.png" width="910" height="59">
</div>
</a>
<div id="page" class="site">
<div class="site-inner">
I do not think showing more is necessary.
style.css
.vcuBanner {
position: relative;
background-color: black;
z-index: 100;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 62px;
top=0;
}
.vcuLogo {
position: relative;
background:url(vcu.png)no-repeat center;
height: inherit;
width: inherit;
z-index: 101;
}
EDITS: More information and a screen shot.
When either the background:url line in style.css or the img tag in header.php is deleted, the image in the banner stops showing. However, when the img tag is there so is the weird icon and outline, leading me to believe that the img tag is the culprit.
Screenshot:
In the VCU banner at the very top, you can see what I am talking about. In Internet Explorer, the icon at the top left is an X button instead and there is no outline.
There are many possible causes for this, so I’ll try an educated guess at what seems the most likely cause.
I don’t know where your files are located relative to one another, but the way your markup and CSS here is written, the file vcu.png should be in the same folder as the PHP file where you’re displaying it (presumably index.php, given the URL in your address bar) for the <img> tag to work. Similarly, it must be in the same folder as the CSS file for the background declaration to work.
Since the position of the <img> tag itself is not specified in your CSS, it should show up in the top left corner of the container. The background image is centred, so it should show up in the centre. Given that there is an image in the centre and a missing image icon on the left, it would seem it is the HTML <img> tag that points to a nonexistent file. That in turn means that the PNG file is in the same folder as the CSS file, but in a different folder than the PHP file. Perhaps the CSS and PNG files are in a subfolder called style or something like that?
When either the background:url line in style.css or the img tag in header.php is deleted, the image in the banner stops showing.
This makes sense. Since the CSS-defined background is declared on the image tag (not the containing <a> or <div>), removing the tag from the HTML markup naturally also removes the background image. Conversely, since the HTML tag is pointing to an incorrect path, having the tag there also means there will be a missing image icon.
You can solve this in two simple ways:
Figure out where the image is located relative to your index.php file, and make sure you point to the correct location (perhaps src="style/vcu.png" or something like that). Then style the <img> tag with something like margin: 2px auto; to centre the image and give it a couple of pixels of space at the top and bottom, and get rid of the background declaration in your CSS.
Remove the <img> tag from your HTML altogether, replace it with (to make the containing <a> non-empty), and style the container to be display: block.
The first yields more semantic code and would be my preference; but both should render the same in regular browsers. Removing the <img> tag also removes its alt attribute, however, so users relying on text-to-speech systems will have no way of knowing what that link actually does, since the only meaningful content it will contain is a non-breaking space.
I`m want to make a sprite image, this is my css:
img.Bayern
{
background: url(Images/Popular.png) no-repeat;
width: 14px; height: 11px;background-position: 0 0;
}
and my html:
<img class="Bayern" />
But the image is not displayed, however when i place the css code inside style="" , it works properly.
I checked this similar question: CSS code works if put in style="", fails if put in external css file
and did put the img inside:
<span id="nav-flag">
<img class="Bayern" />
</span>
#nav-flag img.Bayern { ...same css...}
But it still doesnt work. Also i changed the relative path to: ../Images, ./Images, into '...'.
Does anybody knows what im doing wrong??
You're using a relative URL on background image Images/Popular.png (i.e. the URL did not start with a leading slash / nor the scheme like http://).
When using such a relative URL in style attribute, it's relative to the request URL of the webpage as appears in the browser's address bar. So if it's for example http://example.com/page.html, then the image is expected to be in http://example.com/Images/Popular.png.
When using such a relative URL in a CSS file, it's relative to the request URL of the CSS file itself. So if it's for example http://example.com/css/style.css, then the image is expected to be in http://example.com/css/Images/Popular.png.
You need to make sure that the image file is exactly there where the specified URL expects it to be (so, put it in same folder as the CSS file), or you need to fix the URL accordingly so that it's properly relative to the request URL (so, use /Images/Popular.png instead).
Unrelated to the concrete problem, it's quite strange to specify a CSS background image on an <img> element. You normally specify that on some block element like <div>.
I am trying to set my background image of the page via CSS using the following code, but no image shows up. The image will be tiled on the page and is only 10x10px big. Nonetheless, it still doesn't show up. Please can you tell me what I am doing wrong?
<body>
<div id="background"></div>
</body>
#background {
background-image: url("img/background.png");
}
Is the image in linkToCssFolder/img/background.png? The image path is relative to your CSS file.
Also, does your #background div have content in it? If not, it will probably have the default 0px height, and not show any background.
You need to give the element dimensions too...
#background {
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
}
Background images do not make their container stretch to fit.
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Just tried this at http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/tryit.asp?filename=trycss3_background_multiple and it works.
I assume your image is not at right location or if the background property is being over written by style or another css rule.
such a no brainer thingy of css and html often forgotten even professional due lack of proper focus and just being tired.If you knew it just rest for a while.
here are some tips if you lost in the tree of web design.
Check the files if it is there, the file type and support for the file in your browsers
Check the directory if you are online you can put all the URL of the file OR use "../" if your css and the image file is in different level of directory.
Check your syntax.
rest, take a nap or have a coffee break.
Firstly check your CSS and image location
1) Both in same folder then try " background-image: url("background.jpg") " simply.
2) If you have img folder and image inside this folder then try " background-image: url("img/background.jpg"); "
3)If you have img folder and If you have CSS folder then you have to go one step back then goes to image folder and choose image it seem like this " background-image: url("../img/background.jpg"); " where '..'represent one step back
#background {background-image: url("img/background.png"); height:300px;}
add height element in css
Another source of error may come from image extension name, for instance in :
background-image: url("img/background.png")
Image name must be "background" and NOT "background.png"
Image "background" must be a PNG and not another image type like JPG
Hy,
to get your image you must imagine that you are in a terminal(or cmd prompt) and write as youuld do to get to the image.
So let us say that your css file is /css/ and you image is in /img/background.png.
To get to the image you must write this code background-image: url("../img/background.png");
This is because in terminal/cmd prompt to get to the image from your .css file you would first type cd .., then cd img, then background.png. Hope it will help you!
Cheers!
I am using the following code, but it is having no effect!! Can this be done?
html {
background: #d9dbdc url('images/repeat-x.png') repeat-x;
}
This will work if you actually have an image at the specified location, although it's usually applied to the body element. It could be that the body element has a background colour that is covering the image.
Note that paths are relative to the style sheet file, not the HTML file embedding it, so a path pointing to images/repeat-x.png in /css/styles.css would result in /css/images/repeat-x.png.
Yes, it can be done, but it needs to be on the <body> tag.
Your image might not exist, or you might have a different background covering it.
If you are trying to set the background of the entire page I'd recommend:
body {
background: #d9dbdc url('images/repeat-x.png') repeat-x;
}
make sure the url is correct, you can use browser debug tool like Firebug in firefox to inspect the html