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How do I remove the gray border that surrounds background images?

rated 0 times [ 179] [ 2] / answers: 1 / hits: 69631 / 15 Years ago, thu, july 2, 2009, 12:00:00

I've come across an interesting problem in the following line of code:

  <img style=background-image:url(Resources/bar.png); width: 300px; height: 50px;/>

In Safari (at least), a gray border surrounds the 300x50px area. Adding style=border: none; doesn't remove it. Any ideas?

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Mike

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answered 15 Years ago kayle · Accepted Answer

So, you have an img element that doesn't have a src attribute, but it does have a background-image style applied.

I'd say that the gray border is the 'placeholder' for where the image would be, if you'd specified a src attribute.

If you don't want a 'foreground' image, then don't use an img tag - you've already stated that changing to a div solves the problem, why not go with that solution?