Can a background image be larger than the div itself?

Question

I have a footer div with 100% width. It\'s about 50px high, depending on its content.

Is it possible to give that #footer a background image that kind of overflows t

Answer 1

There is a very easy trick. Set padding of that div to a positive number and margin to negativ

#wrapper {
     background: url(xxx.jpeg);
     padding-left: 10px;
     margin-left: -10px;
}