Can I fade in a background image (CSS: background-image) with jQuery?

Question

I have a div element with text in it and a background image, which is set via the CSS property background-image. Is it possible to fade in the back

Answer 1

With modern browser i prefer a much lightweight approach with a bit of Js and CSS3...

transition: background 300ms ease-in 200ms;

Look at this demo:

http://codepen.io/nicolasbonnici/pen/gPVNbr