# Transparent background for a swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-background-for-a-swf/39475>\
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**Created:** [January 7, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-background-for-a-swf/39475 "2004-01-07T19:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![2peachy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/9d8465/32.png) [@2peachy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2peachy)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-background-for-a-swf/39475/1 "2004-01-07T19:18:55Z")

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how can I make the background for a swf file transparent so it doesnt show when I embed it into an html page