Css Background Size

CSS background size

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The background-size property in CSS is used to control the sizing of background images. It allows you to specify how a background image should be scaled within its element. There are several values you can use with this property:

cover: This value scales the background image to be as large as possible so that the background area is completely covered. The image may be clipped to fit.

background-size: cover;

contain: This value scales the image to the largest size such that both its width and height can fit inside the background positioning area. The entire image will be visible, but you may see empty space.

background-size: contain;

Specific values: You can also define specific width and height values using length units (like px, em, %). If only one value is provided, the other is calculated to maintain the image's aspect ratio.

background-size: 100px 200px;

For example, to apply a responsive background that covers the entire container, you can combine background-size with other properties like background-image and background-repeat:

body {
    background-image: url('background.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

It's important to note that using cover or contain will allow for responsive design, making your background images adaptable to various screen sizes while keeping the visual integrity of your designs.