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Understanding images in CSS

Understanding images in CSS

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Understanding images in CSS

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- [Instructor] Images are among the most common elements on a website. You can include images in HTML or in CSS. First, let's talk about image formats that work on the web and then let's take a look at how to include images in HTML and CSS. There are many types of image formats. You may have seen GIF, PNG, JPEG, bitmap, TIFF and others that are more proprietary like PSD. Historically, the web has supported three types of image formats. GIF was limited to only 256 colors, but it may include transparency and has the possibility of animation. PNG offered more colors and transparency, but it did not offer animation. GIF and PNG are suitable for illustrations like logos or cartoons. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. As you might expect from that name, this format was optimized for photographs. While it supports millions of colors, this format does not offer transparency or animation. Within the last year…

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