How to create a gradient background for an HTML page

Question

I am in the process of learning HTML.

What is the best way to create a gradient background for an HTML page?

So far this is what I have as a background:

Answer 1

It's not possible to make a gradient with HTML alone. There are new features in CSS3 which allow you to create a gradient, however these are not fully supported by all browsers.

If you'd like to read some more about CSS3 gradients, read this article

There is also a handy online tool which will create the CSS code to create a gradient of your specification, here.