# CSS Background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-background/76841>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 21, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-background/76841 "2005-01-21T23:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![tajmahal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@tajmahal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tajmahal)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-background/76841/1 "2005-01-21T23:50:42Z")

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I’m having trouble in creating a suitable background for my website using CSS. All i want is a simple gradient that scales with the window. [Macromedia.com](http://Macromedia.com) seems to have the kind of effect i’m looking for; yet i am at a loss as to how to achieve it. I know CSS 3 has some background-scale property, but i’m not in the mood for waiting that long. I also know of a variety of current CSS workarounds and tricks to get a background to scale to 100% of the screen. The problem with these tricks and workarounds is that they’re often not cross-browser. Anyone have any ideas for a cross browser solution to scale the background?