Say goodbye to using quotes in your CSS background image URL:

background-image: url(cutedog.jpg); // No need for quotes around the file name

If your HTML, CSS, and image are all in the same folder, simply remove the quotes to resolve any issues. However, if your CSS or image is located in subfolders relative to your HTML file, you must ensure the correct path to the image:

background-image: url(../pictures/cutedog.jpg); // CSS and image stored in subdirectories

background-image: url(pictures/cutedog.jpg); // CSS and HTML in the same directory but images in a subfolder

We hope this information proves useful.

Dealing with a similar problem, I discovered that the cause was incorrect image file path implementations. It is crucial to ensure that the image path is relative to the CSS file location rather than the HTML one.

I encountered a similar issue. If your images are organized within folders, give this a shot:

background-image: url(/assets/images/hero.jpg);

Make sure to include the forward slash at the beginning of the first folder path.

Give this a try

background-image: url("/differentfolder/differentimage.jpg"); 

I faced a similar issue when I used

background-image: url("differentfolder/differentimage.jpg");

The difference was caused by the presence of the slash. The folder hierarchy was the reason why the image wouldn't load. Perhaps you've encountered the same problem as well

My troubleshooting journey began when I encountered a persisting issue with an image not loading while working on my rails app locally. The specific file causing trouble was located in the directory:

apps/assets/stylesheets/main.scss

I aimed to display a background image within a header tag, initially approaching it like this:

header {
    text-align: center;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d4eece, #d4eece, #d4eece),
              url('../images/header.jpg') no-repeat;
              background-blend-mode: multiply;
              background-size: cover;
}

This setup led to errors both in the Rails server and Chrome DevTools console:

ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches [GET] "/images/header.jpg")
GET http://localhost:3000/images/header.jpg 404 (Not Found)

After several unsuccessful attempts tweaking the URL path, even shifting the image folder around, I finally got it to work by modifying the URL like this:

url('images/header.jpg')

Surprisingly, the image still didn't show until I added a height property to the header element, as shown below:

header {
    text-align: center;
    height: 390px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d4eece, #d4eece, #d4eece),
              url('images/header.jpg') no-repeat;
              background-blend-mode: multiply;
              background-size: cover;
}

The mystery of why certain URL variations didn't work remains unsolved. It could be related to how links are configured in application.html.erb or perhaps nuances between .scss and .css files. Regardless, I managed to resolve the CSS background image loading issue on localhost through persistence and trial-and-error.

I have personally found success with the following line of code in my CSS file, positioning it within the body section where both the image and CSS files are located in the same folder:

background: url('test.jpg');

Another important consideration is to pay attention to the file extension of your image. Make sure that your image has either a .jpeg or .jpg extension. Thank you!

When specifying the path to an image in your CSS file, it is important to use a relative path. This means that if the CSS file is located within a "css" folder, you should start the path with ../. For example:

body{
   background-image: url(../images/logo.jpg);
}

This is necessary because you need to navigate back to the main directory using ../, and then specify the path to the image as /images/logo.jpg. If you are including the CSS file directly within your HTML document:

body{
   background-image: url(images/logo.jpg);
}

The reason for this is that applying background: url('image.jpeg'); directly to an empty <div> element does not have any effect.

To display the background image properly, you can utilize the padding property within the CSS class associated with the image-containing <div>.

body 
{
background-image: url('../../nickcage.jpg');
padding: 30%;
font-family:
Georgia, "Times New Roman",
Times, serif; 
color: red;        
}

After some investigation, I discovered that using a shortened URL for the image "img/image.jpg" was causing the problem.

It appears that the issue can be resolved by utilizing the complete URL "http://www.example.com/img/image.jpg", although the reason behind this remains unclear to me!

When you place the image and CSS folders within a parent directory named assets, the following code will function without any issues. Whether you use double quotes or not, both methods will work seamlessly.

body{
   background: url("../image/bg.jpg");
}

In other scenarios, such as when calling a class and attempting to add a background image in a specific location, it is crucial to include the height and width values.

Using the Chrome developer tool, you can easily determine if an image has been loaded or not by inspecting and checking the CSS style tab. If the image is not loaded, it could be due to missing height property in the CSS code.

height: 500px;

Make sure to include the following properties for the image in your CSS:

yourselector {
background-image: url("photographer.jpg"); /* The image used */
  background-color: #cccccc; /* Used if the image is unavailable */
  height: 500px; /* You must set a specified height */
  background-position: center; /* Center the image */
  background-repeat: no-repeat; /* Do not repeat the image */
  background-size: cover; /* Resize the background image to cover the entire 
                          container */
}

If your file path is accurate, here's a tip that I found useful. Try incorporating this style into your image container:

background-size: cover;

Alternatively, you can also use:

background-size: contain;

The issue was successfully fixed by removing the quotation marks and specifying just the path to the image file

background-image: url(image.jpg) instead of url('image.jpg')

It is important to ensure that the file path is accurate. I found that eliminating the quotes worked in my situation.

After altering the document root for my Apache web server installed with WAMP, I encountered an issue with using relative URLs like (images/img.png). To resolve this, I had to switch to using absolute URLs for it to function properly. An example of the absolute URL I used is:

background-image:url("http://localhost/project_x/images/img.png");

Encountering a similar issue, I quickly identified the culprit after thorough investigation - it turned out to be the pesky slash. Path on Windows: images\green_cup.png

The correct CSS format that solved the problem: images/green_cup.png

Remember, images\green_cup.png will not yield the desired result.

Sincerely, Phil

After investigating, I discovered that the issue was caused by the div having a height and width of 0px. Once I adjusted the dimensions of the divs, my images were finally visible.