HTML Backgrounds
A good background can make a Web site look really great.
Backgrounds
The <body> tag has two attributes where you can
specify backgrounds. The background can be a color or
an image.
Bgcolor
The bgcolor attribute sets the background to a color.
The value of this attribute can be a hexadecimal number,
an RGB value, or a color name.
<body bgcolor="#000000">
<body bgcolor="rgb(0,0,0)">
<body bgcolor="black">
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The lines above all set the background color to black.
Background
The background attribute sets the background to an
image. The value of this attribute is the URL of the
image you want to use. If the image is smaller
than the browser window, the image will repeat itself
until it fills the entire browser window.
<body background="clouds.gif">
<body background="http://www.free-webmaster-resources
.com/clouds.gif">
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The URL can be relative (as in the first line above)
or absolute (as in the second line above).
Note: If you want to use a background image,
you should keep in mind:
- Will the background image increase the loading time
too much? Tip: Image files should be maximum 10k
- Will the background image look good with other images
on the page?
- Will the background image look good with the text
colors on the page?
- Will the background image look good when it is repeated
on the page?
- Will the background image take away the focus from
the text?
Basic Notes - Useful Tips
The bgcolor, background, and the text attributes in
the <body> tag are deprecated in the latest versions
of HTML (HTML 4 and XHTML). The World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C) has removed these attributes from its recommendations.
In future versions of HTML, style sheets (CSS) will
be used to define the layout and display properties
of HTML elements.
Few of the most visited web sites use background images.
The most used background colors are: white, black and
gray
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