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The background-image property in CSS is used to set one or more images as the background of an element. By default, the image repeats to cover the entire element, but you can control its position, size, and repetition with other background-related properties.
Example:
body {background-image: url("background.jpg");background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: cover;}Copied!✕CopyThis sets a centered, non-repeating background image that scales to cover the entire viewport.
Basic Syntax
selector {background-image: url("image_path") | none | initial | inherit;}Copied!✕Copyurl("path") – Specifies the image file location.
none – No background image.
initial – Resets to default (none).
inherit – Inherits from parent element.
Multiple Backgrounds You can layer multiple images by separating them with commas. The first listed image is drawn on top:
div {background-image: url("top-layer.png"), url("bottom-layer.jpg");}Copied!✕Copy CSS Background Image - W3Schools
CSS background-image The background-image property specifies an image to use as the background of an element. By default, the image is repeated so it covers the entire element.
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