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38 lines
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title: Body Background Attribute
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---
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## Body Background Attribute
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If you want to add a background image instead of a color, one solution is the `<body background>` attribute. It specifies a background image for an HTML document.
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Syntax:
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`<body background="URL">`
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Attribute:
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`background - URL for background image`
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Example:
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```html
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<html>
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<body background="https://assets.digitalocean.com/blog/static/hacktoberfest-is-back/hero.png">
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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## body-background attribute is depreciated
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the body-background attribute been deprecated in HTML5. The correct way to style the ```<body>``` tag is with CSS.
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There are several CSS properties used for setting the background of an element. These can be used on <body> to set the background of an entire page.
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## Check it Out:
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* [CSS background proprety](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/guides/blob/master/src/pages/css/background/index.md)
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