Html Image over image

Question

Hello,

Can anyone tell me how can I add an image over another image without using Z-index or Z-order?

Thanks!

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Adrian :)

Answer 1

Set the main image's background image in CSS with the background-image property

Answer 2

The easiest way is to make sure they're both the same size, one has transparency, and you use this snippet:

<img style="background:url(image.jpg)" src="overlay_image.gif" alt="" />

Answer 3

Difficult to answer properly without knowing exactly what you want to achieve, z-index probably isn't what you actually need. For instance the following would work:

<div id="container">
    <img src="img1.jpg" id="img1" />
    <img src="img2.jpg" id="img2" />
</div>

#container {
    position:relative;
}

#img2 {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50px;
    top: 50px;
}

Also whether you use <img> tags or background-images depends on the semantic valueof the images, i.e. are they presentational or actualy content of the page?