Hey everyone, I have a question about background-size: cover; vs background-size: 100%; Do these commands do the same thing? Or is there a difference? Thanks!

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Posted July 31, 2018 8:13pm by

background-size: cover; vs background-size: 100%;

Hey everyone,

I have a question about

background-size: cover;

background-size: 100%;

Do these commands do the same thing? Or is there a difference?

Thanks!

July 31, 2018 8:26pm

cover = Scales the image to be large enough until the background area is completely covered by the image. Some parts of the image may not be in view within the area.

100% = Fills the area but all of the image is visible. It might screw with proportions though.

You can check an example here, https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/playit.asp?filename=playcss_background-size&preval=cover

Also more information about the css background-size, https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_background-size.asp

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January 30, 2020 8:59pm

Thank you this also confused me.

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