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CSS

Posted by Calvin Castillo
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Calvin Castillo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,494 Points

Having trouble making an image fit its container.

I am trying to make this full background-image URL ( https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r7Pyhsy43qo/WbQSdGJDbsI/AAAAAAAAuCA/6ZFbM9XIuKQUAjzMaN99I06Y_me5VxuxgCLcBGAs/s1600/Anime%2BMecha%2BWallpaper.jpg ), fit the Header section but parts of the picture keep getting cut out, is there a way to make it fit completely?

2 Answers

William Ennals
William Ennals
9,441 Points
William Ennals
William Ennals
9,441 Points

If you want the full image you'll have to set the
"object-fit" property to "cover" object-fit: cover also set the width to 100% to make sure it stays in frame.

Calvin Castillo
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Calvin Castillo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,494 Points

Sadly it's not working, this is the CSS I have so far 

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.container {
  background-image: url( https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r7Pyhsy43qo/WbQSdGJDbsI/AAAAAAAAuCA/6ZFbM9XIuKQUAjzMaN99I06Y_me5VxuxgCLcBGAs/s1600/Anime%2BMecha%2BWallpaper.jpg);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  object-fit: cover;
  height: 400px;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: auto;
}
William Ennals
William Ennals
9,441 Points
William Ennals
William Ennals
9,441 Points

This isn't working for me. Per the discussion here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/492809/when-to-use-img-vs-css-background-image I'd recommend using the html img tag to add your image and then use the css styling to make it fit. I believe the background-img property is constricting the view.

If you could send your html code as well i can give a better suggestion since I don't know how you're using this img.