<image> | CSS Types & Functions

A generic CSS type representing any data that can be rendered as an image, including URLs (url()), gradients (linear-gradient()), or subsets of other images (image-set()).

Quick example

.background {
  /* Any valid image type can be used here */
  background-image: image('fallback.png', blue);
}

<image> Browser Support

Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

Safe to use without fallbacks.

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