Fixed (non-scrolling) Background Image

When you scroll down this page, notice how the content glides over the surface while the background image remains stationary. CSS Fixed backgrounds work in all modern browsers.

NOTE: In pre-IE7 browsers, the fixed background property is supported only on the document's Body. All other divisions will display default or scrolling.

CSS CODE:

body {
background: url (your-image.jpg) no-repeat fixed center top
}

More CSS Background Examples:

Content Goes Here

The background image on this page is a photo of Half Dome taken from the valley floor at Yosemite National Park, California. To improve readability of text over image, I darkened the image several steps in Photoshop before optimizing it for the web. Despite my best efforts, content presented this way will still pose reading problems for many people. For accessibility reasons, I would probably never use this method on a production web site.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nullam gravida enim ut risus. Praesent sapien purus, ultrices a, varius ac, suscipit ut, enim. Maecenas in lectus. Donec in sapien in nibh rutrum gravida. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nullam gravida enim ut risus. Praesent sapien purus, ultrices a, varius ac, suscipit ut, enim. Maecenas in lectus. Donec in sapien in nibh rutrum gravida. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nullam gravida enim ut risus. Praesent sapien purus, ultrices a, varius ac, suscipit ut, enim. Maecenas in lectus. Donec in sapien in nibh rutrum gravida. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio. Sed ut mauris. Fusce malesuada enim vitae lacus euismod vulputate. Nullam rhoncus mauris ac metus. Maecenas vulputate aliquam odio.