In this video, I look at how to set a background image, problems people run into with them and how to fix them, and finish things off with a bonus tip on readability.

🔗 Links
✅ How to select things in your CSS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVsI0fspik8&list=PL4-IK0AVhVjM0xE0K2uZRvsM7LkIhsPT-&index=9 />✅ Why you should use Firefox when learning CSS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-V8GFtwjos />✅ How I update the browser on save: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer />✅ How to control your background-images: https://youtu.be/3T_Jy1CqH9k

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Don’t have the images in your HTML
01:29 – Use an external CSS file
03:45 – Linking a background image in an external CSS file
05:58 – Fallback background-color
06:45 – Don’t use heights
08:21 – When the image doesn’t show up
10:43 – background-repeat
12:26 – When an image is too big
14:36 – Making an image fit
16:59 – BONUS – making the text readable

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