Is it possible to create a grid-like background in CSS without images or tables?

Question

I\'d like to create a background that looks something like an excel spreadsheet. White table cells, thin borders around each cell. I know how to do this easily with a single ima

Answer 1

Use a background image; don't waste your time fiddling with markup. You're not going to get any more efficient than this:

background:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhFAAUAIAAAMDAwP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAUABQAAAImhI+pwe3vAJxQ0hssnnq/7jVgmJGfGaGiyoyh68GbjNGXTeEcGxQAOw==);

Example.