Background Pattern
You can use a background pattern or image to customize your page, but be aware of legibility issues. Your text may be very difficult to read on top of a pattern that is too busy or brightly colored. The use of background patterns may also increase the loading time for your page.
You can create your own pattern in an image-editing or paint program.
There are also
backgrounds available on the web for downloading, though many of them are too busy or bright to be of much use.
Some guidelines for choosing background patterns:
- Use low-contrast color combinations.
- Use a small image size for your pattern tile (100x100 pixels).
- Soft, muted textures work better than hard-edged geometrics or photographic images.
To define a background pattern in HTML, use the "BACKGROUND" attribute with the BODY tag. For example,
<BODY BACKGROUND="background.gif">
Examples:
Do-It-Yourself Guide
Graphics