CSS Background in css allows you to set the background of an element, it can be an image or background color or event the combination and image and color.
See the following example:
//first example by using background element .samplebox{ background:url(images/desert.jpg); width:200px; height:200px; } //second example by using background-image element .samplebox{ background-image:url(images/desert.jpg); width:200px; height:200px; }
So what is the difference between "background" and "background-image"?
Well the background attribute allows you to combine the image with the background color if you have. Also you can use the background position and background repeat combined on this element as well. See below example:
/* first example by using background element */ .samplebox{ background:url(images/desert.jpg) #ccc left center no-repeat; width:200px; height:200px; border:solid 1px #000000; } /* this is when you separated each individual attributes */ .samplebox{ background-image:url(images/desert.jpg); background-position: left top; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-color:#ccc; width:200px; height:200px; border:solid 1px #000000; }
If you specify the url of an images take a look carefully at the path of the image, if you try to target to the root of the folder, always remember to include / at the front of the image path. Otherwise, css will reference the path of the same location where the css file is located.