How can one use a selector class that is written in a separate CSS file? [duplicate]

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So I tried displaying an image by making a selector class with a background-image attribute then calling it using the <div> tag. The first time the selector class was between the <head> tags. Everything seems to work fine:

    <html>
    <head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <style>
            body, html {
                margin: 0;
            }

            .bg {
                /* The image used */
                background-image: url("images.jpeg");

                /* Full height */
                height: 100%;

                /* Center and scale the image nicely */
                background-position: center;
                background-size: cover;
           }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div class="bg"></div>
    </body>
    </html>

But when I put the selector class inside a separate CSS file, it doesn’t seem to work. Here is the code for the HTML file:

    <html>
    <head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <style>
            body, html {
                margin: 0;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div class="bg"></div>
    </body>
    </html>

Here’s for the CSS:

.bg {
   /* The image used */
   background-image: url("images.jpeg");

   /* Full height */
   height: 100%;

   /* Center and scale the image nicely */
   background-position: center;
   background-size: cover;
}

Could someone please kindly tell me what I did wrong? I thank you in advance!

So where did you include the separate css file in your html? — Anurag Srivastava
– Anurag Srivastava, Commented Apr 5, 2020 at 17:51
May be, you are storing the CSS file inside a subfolder. If that's the case, then, in respect to the CSS file's location, the image file's path has to be specified. If the CSS file is inside 1 subfolder then background-image: url("../images.jpeg"); will do the job. I think you are stuck here, bro. All the best. — Phoenix
– Phoenix, Commented Apr 5, 2020 at 17:57

Jérôme · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-05 17:57:51Z

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Don't forget to import your separate css file on your html page :

<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

And be careful for the right path.

edited Apr 5, 2020 at 17:57

answered Apr 5, 2020 at 17:53

Jérôme

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Anurag Srivastava Over a year ago

Avoid answering questions that will be closed as a problem that couldn't be reproduced

Jérôme Over a year ago

Ok @AnuragSrivastava, thanks for the advice, it is better ?

Sevan Golnazarian · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-05 17:56:33Z

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Add a link tag inside of head in your HTML to connect your styles to the HTML.

<head>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="xxx.css">
</head>

Replace xxx.css with the path to your css file.

Check the Mozilla docs for details.

answered Apr 5, 2020 at 17:56

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