Channel: Kevin Powell

Category: Education

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Description: 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: youtube.com/watch?v=JVsI0fspik8&list=PL4-IK0AVhVjM0xE0K2uZRvsM7LkIhsPT-&index=9 ✅ Why you should use Firefox when learning CSS: youtube.com/watch?v=a-V8GFtwjos ✅ How I update the browser on save: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer ✅ How to control your background-images: 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 #css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community 💬 discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to ✉ kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! 📺 twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/kevinpowell --- My editor: VS Code - code.visualstudio.com --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel, make sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Twitter: twitter.com/KevinJPowell Codepen: codepen.io/kevinpowell Github: github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!