How TO - Text Blocks Over Image

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Learn how to place text blocks over an image.

Image Text Blocks

Nature

What a beautiful sunrise

Nature

What a beautiful sunrise

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How To Place Text Blocks in Image

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="container">
<img src="nature.jpg" alt="Norway" style="width:100%;">
<div class="text-block">
<h4>Nature</h4>
<p>What a beautiful sunrise</p>
</div>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Container holding the image and the text */
.container {
  position: relative;
}

/* Bottom right text */
.text-block {
position: absolute;
  bottom: 20px;
right: 20px;
background-color: black;
color: white;
  padding-left: 20px;
padding-right: 20px;
}

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To learn more about how to style images, read our CSS Images tutorial.

To learn more about CSS positoning, read our CSS Position tutorial.

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