Kevin Powell - Community•3w ago

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I’m a little bit confused about background images. Do I really need to use them as background-image, or can I just use an <img> tag and set position: relative? Also, I don’t like how background-image behaves when I resize the screen. https://codepen.io/etrbbr/pen/EaYJReE

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Kevin Powell•3w ago

You can definitely use a regular image, rather than a background image. Some people will suggest that you do, so that it's actual content on the page, which becomes available to screen readers, etc. Position relative might not be what you'd want to use though. Grid is usually my go to. Looking at that image though, my initial thought would be a background image right on the body

body {
  background-image: url(...);
  background-size: someValueIfNeeded;
  background-position: top right;
}

body {
  background-image: url(...);
  background-size: someValueIfNeeded;
  background-position: top right;
}

ἔρως•3w ago

another thing that background images cant do (yet) is autoloading a smaller size based on the screensize also, im not sure if lazy-loading without js is possible with an image, you can do those and have an alt text (which background images cant do)

Zakurocer•3w ago

Since that image looks like it's suited for design purpose, background-image might be the correct choice.

ἔρως•3w ago

i agree with you

HelgiOP•3w ago

thanks guys

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