How do I stretch a background image to cover the entire HTML element?

Question

I\'m trying to get a background image of a HTML element (body, div, etc.) to stretch its entire width and height.

Not having much luck. Is it even possible or do I h

Answer 1

Simply make a div to be the direct child of body (with the class name bg for example), encompassing all other elements in the body, and add this to the CSS file:

.bg {
    background-image: url('_images/home.jpg');//Put your appropriate image URL here
    background-size: 100% 100%; //You need to put 100% twice here to stretch width and height
}

Refer to this link: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_rwd_images.asp Scroll down to the part that says:

2. If the background-size property is set to "100% 100%", the background image will stretch to cover the entire content area

There it shows the 'img_flowers.jpg' stretching to the size of the screen or browser regardless of how you resize it.