HTML Background Code

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Shorthand Background Code

The quickest HTML code for backgrounds is the background property. Strictly speaking, this is a CSS property but you use it in conjunction with your HTML code. The background property is a shorthand property for setting all background properties at once.

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Result

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            <div style="background:#eee url(http://www.htmlcodes.me/images/backgrounds/background-image-2.gif) repeat fixed;
            overflow:scroll;
            width:200px;
            height:100px;">
            <p>This example sets all the background properties with one property - the 'background' property. This keeps the code shorter and easier to read.</p>
            </div>
            <p><a  style="font-size:11px;color:#999;" href="http://www.html.am/html-codes/text/">HTML Text</a></p>

This example sets all the background properties with one property - the 'background' property. This keeps the code shorter and easier to read.

Page Background

To set the background for the whole page, simply apply the background property against the body tag.

Example:

Alternative Background Codes

Below are more HTML background codes. In these examples, instead of using the background shorthand property, we use a property more specific to the actual effect we want to achieve. Doing this is simply an alternative - it's your choice which method you use.

Background Color

This example code applies a background color to a p tag using the background-color property. You can apply background color to any other HTML element, such as a div tag, body tag etc. Here, we also apply color to the text by using the color property.

Choose a color with the HTML color picker.

Source Code	Result
<!-- Codes by HTMLcodes.me --> <p style="background-color:#0f0;color:black;width:200px;">This text has got a background color applied. You could also apply background color to the whole page if you like.</p> <p><a style="font-size:11px;color:#999;" href="http://www.html.am/html-codes/text/">HTML Text</a></p>	This text has got a background color applied. You could also apply background color to the whole page if you like.

Background Image

This example code applies a background color to a p tag using the background-color property. You can apply background color to any HTML element, such as a div tag, body tag etc. Here, we also apply color to the text by using the color property.

Source Code

Result

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            <div style="background-image:url('http://www.htmlcodes.me/images/backgrounds/background-image-2.gif');color:blue;font-size:14px;width:300px;height:200px">This div tag has got a background image. You could also apply a background image to the whole page if you like.</div>
            <p><a  style="font-size:11px;color:#999;" href="http://www.html.am/html-codes/text/">HTML Text</a></p>

This div tag has got a background image. You could also apply a background image to the whole page if you like.

Fixed Background Image

You can fix the background image so that it doesn't scroll when you scroll the div (or page, as the case may be).

Source Code

Result

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            <div style="background-image:url(http://www.htmlcodes.me/images/backgrounds/background-image-2.gif);
            background-repeat:repeat;
            background-attachment:fixed;
            overflow:scroll;
            width:200px;
            height:100px;">
            <p>This HTML background code demonstrates how to keep the background image fixed. Scroll down to see what I mean - the background image stays in the same position.</p>
            </div>
            <p><a  style="font-size:11px;color:#999;" href="http://www.html.am/html-codes/text/">HTML Text</a></p>

This HTML background code demonstrates how to keep the background image fixed. Scroll down to see what I mean - the background image stays in the same position.