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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Backgrounds: Color and Images

gene c
gene c
13,630 Points
Posted by gene c
gene c
13,630 Points

What to do if i want the mountains.jpg image to fit perfectly inside of the main header?

I don't want any repeat but at the same time i want to scale the mountains.jpg down perfectly for it to fit within the main header.

Jordan Kaiser
Jordan Kaiser
5,438 Points

You could look at the following CSS attributes.

background-size: contain;
background-size: cover;

2 Answers

Sean M
Sean M
7,344 Points
Sean M
Sean M
7,344 Points 
background-size: cover;
Jan Durcak
Jan Durcak
12,662 Points
Jan Durcak
Jan Durcak
12,662 Points

background-size: 100%;