How to Add Background Image in CSS?

Last Updated : 19 Nov, 2024

The CSS background-image property is used to add an image as a background to an element.

Syntax

background-image: url()

1. Setting background Image of an Element

A background image is added to an h1 tag using the URL.

HTML

<h1 style="background-image: url( 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20240701150351/HTML-Tutorial.webp');             height: 550px;width: 50%;">   	This Element has a background image </h1>

Output

2. Setting Background Size

The size of the background image can be set using the background-size property.

Syntax

background-size: value;

HTML

<body style="background-image: url( 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20240701150351/HTML-Tutorial.webp');                background-size: cover;">     <h1 >Image with background-cover</h1> </body>

Output

3. Positioning the Background Image

The background-position property allows you to position the background image within the element.

Syntax

background-position: value

HTML

<h1 style="background-image: url( 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20240701150351/HTML-Tutorial.webp');     	background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 500px; ">   	Positioning the image </h1>

Output

4. Repeating Background Images

The repetition of the background-image can be set using the background-repeat property.

Syntax

background-repeat: repeat

HTML

<body style="background-image: url( 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20240701150351/HTML-Tutorial.webp');              background-repeat: repeat-x;"> <h1 >Background-repeat property</h1>