CSS background cover vertically?

Question

i want to do a site with a large background image, but when the browser its to small the image repeat itself.
does anybody have a nice idea of how to fix it?
should i use a color gradient to mix them?
or set the size or the proportion of the image to something?
is there a css background property to cover vertically?

Answer 1

I don't like to use extra large images for backgrounds as they take up too much bandwidth which creates slower loading pages.  Also, you can't predict how small or large your end user's viewport is so your image may not display appropriately on many web devices (mobile phone, tablet, laptop, ultra-wide).
The best backgrounds for web pages are small seamless tiles or gradient slices that repeat horizontally and vertically to fill the browser's viewport, regardless of size.
body {
background-image: url(BG-image,jpg;
To repeat an image vertically
body {
background-image: url(BG-image,jpg;
background-repeat: y;
To repeat an image horizontally
body {
background-image: url(BG-image,jpg;
background-repeat: x;
More on backgrounds:
http://alt-web.com/Backgrounds.shtml
http://w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
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