freeCodeCamp/guide/english/html/attributes/body-background-attribute/index.md

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title: Body Background Attribute
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## Body Background Attribute
If you want to add a background image instead of a color, one solution is the `<body background>` attribute. It specifies a background image for an HTML document.

Syntax: 

`<body background="URL">`


Attribute:

`background - URL for background image`

Example:
```html
<html>
  <body background="https://assets.digitalocean.com/blog/static/hacktoberfest-is-back/hero.png">
  </body>
</html>
```

## body-background attribute is depreciated
The body-background attribute has been deprecated in HTML5 and is no longer recommended for use. The correct way to style the ```<body>``` tag is with CSS.

There are several CSS properties used for setting the background of an element. These can be used on the <body> tag to set the background of an entire page.

## Check it Out:
* [CSS background](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/guides/blob/master/src/pages/css/background/index.md)
* [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background)
fix: change directory structure 2018-10-12 15:37:13 -04:00			`---`
			`title: Body Background Attribute`
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minor gremmar fix (#28804) 2019-01-20 00:54:02 +01:00			`## Body Background Attribute`
fix: change directory structure 2018-10-12 15:37:13 -04:00			If you want to add a background image instead of a color, one solution is the `<body background>` attribute. It specifies a background image for an HTML document.

			`Syntax:`

			`<body background="URL">`


			`Attribute:`

			`background - URL for background image`

			`Example:`
			```html
			`<html>`
			`<body background="https://assets.digitalocean.com/blog/static/hacktoberfest-is-back/hero.png">`
			`</body>`
			`</html>`
			```

			`## body-background attribute is depreciated`
More informative index.md (#29456) More informative description 2019-05-24 07:26:28 +05:30			The body-background attribute has been deprecated in HTML5 and is no longer recommended for use. The correct way to style the ```<body>``` tag is with CSS.
fix: change directory structure 2018-10-12 15:37:13 -04:00
Fixed missing words and capitalization (#28554) 2019-01-19 17:37:07 -05:00			`There are several CSS properties used for setting the background of an element. These can be used on the <body> tag to set the background of an entire page.`
fix: change directory structure 2018-10-12 15:37:13 -04:00
			`## Check it Out:`
minor gremmar fix (#28804) 2019-01-20 00:54:02 +01:00			`* [CSS background](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/guides/blob/master/src/pages/css/background/index.md)`
added a link (#27287) 2019-01-20 04:06:09 +05:30			`* [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background)`
fix: change directory structure 2018-10-12 15:37:13 -04:00