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Say I have a line of CSS code:

DIV.MenuBar {font-weight:bold; font-size:1.1em; font-family:verdana, Arial, sans-serif;background:url("../images/image.jpg") repeat-x;border:1px solid black;}

This line of code displays the background image on IE just fine, but all other browsers don't.

Is there a reason why other browsers won't display this properly?

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Short answer: is on the right track — if the element has no width (or a collapsed height because its children are floated) other browsers may not show the repeated image the way IE does. That often exposes a different root cause, though, so run the checks below before assuming a width-only fix.

  • Check that the rule actually applies. Use the browser inspector (F12) and look at the Styles/Computed panel. If the background line is missing or struck-through it is either not matching, or being overridden by a later rule.

  • Verify the image URL and server response. Open the image URL directly or watch the Network tab to confirm a 200 and an image content-type. Watch filename case — servers are case-sensitive.

  • Confirm the URL base. Relative URLs in a stylesheet are resolved relative to the stylesheet file location, not the HTML page. A wrong relative path will work in some setups by coincidence.

  • Look for CSS parse errors earlier in the file. A missing semicolon/brace can cause some browsers to ignore subsequent rules while others are lenient.

  • Reveal element dimensions. Apply a temporary background-color and/or min-height to see the element box. If it collapses (often because all children are floated) give the container a height, overflow:auto, or a clearfix.

Try this minimal test rule (use a different filename than the one posted) to isolate the problem:

div.MenuBar {
  background-image: url("../images/menu-slice.png");
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  display: block;
  min-height: 24px;
}

If that shows the graphic, work backward: fix the selector specificity, the path, or the layout (floats/height). Relying on IE’s forgiving behavior is brittle; make the CSS correct for standards-based browsers. For reference, see the MDN docs on background-repeat and run the CSS through the W3C validator if needed: MDN background-repeat and W3C CSS Validator.

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You need to give the <div> a width, so it knows how much to 'repeat'...

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