How TO – Hero Image
Learn how to create a Hero Image with CSS.
A Hero Image is a large image with text, often placed at the top of a webpage:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body, html {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.hero-image {
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(“photographer.jpg”);
height: 50%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
position: relative;
}
.hero-text {
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
color: white;
}
.hero-text button {
border: none;
outline: 0;
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px 25px;
color: black;
background-color: #ddd;
text-align: center;
cursor: pointer;
}
.hero-text button:hover {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<div>
<h1 style=”font-size:50px”>I am John Doe</h1>
<p>And I’m a Photographer</p>
<button>Hire me</button>
</div>
</div>
<p>Page Content..</p>
</body>
</html>
How To Create a Hero Image
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<div class=”hero-image”>
<div class=”hero-text”>
<h1>I am John Doe</h1>
<p>And I’m a Photographer</p>
<button>Hire me</button>
</div>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body, html {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.hero-image {
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url(“photographer.jpg”);
height: 50%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
position: relative;
}
.hero-text {
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
color: white;
}
.hero-text button {
border: none;
outline: 0;
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px 25px;
color: black;
background-color: #ddd;
text-align: center;
cursor: pointer;
}
.hero-text button:hover {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<div>
<h1 style=”font-size:50px”>I am John Doe</h1>
<p>And I’m a Photographer</p>
<button>Hire me</button>
</div>
</div>
<p>Page Content..</p>
</body>
</html>