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Hannah Jones
Courses Plus Student 60 PointsBlurry image
How do I save an image for a html website to go in the background or wrapper. I've tried and tried and It comes off blurry when my jpeg wasn't before. Thanks
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Chris Dziewa
17,781 PointsIf the image is too small in resolution it will become blurry from stretching it to fit the container. If you have photoshop, open the image and go to file > save for web and devices and use .jpg for a photo or .png if it's a transparent object or if you're saving a graphic with large areas of color try a .gif. Also if it is a graphic in illustrator, learn about svg files.
Right now you can use either chrome developer tools or firebug in firefox to check the size of the div you are trying to fill. Compare that to the dimensions of the image you are trying to fill it with. If it is still blurry even after making the size correct, try putting your files into codepen to share your code.