Can I use an image from my local file system as background in HTML?

Question

I\'ve got an HTML document hosted on a remote web server. I\'m trying to have one of the elements on the web page use an image file from my local file system as its backgrou

Answer 1

Jeff Bridgman is correct. All you need is
background: url('pic.jpg')
and this assumes that pic is in the same folder as your html.

Also, Roberto's answer works fine. Tested in Firefox, and IE. Thanks to Raptor for adding formatting that displays full picture fit to screen, and without scrollbars... In a folder f, on the desktop is this html and a picture, pic.jpg, using your userid. Make those substitutions in the below:

    


hello