This repository demonstrates a common issue where a CSS background-image rule fails to load an image from a subfolder. The image path appears correct, yet the image does not display.

You can also add a background-position attribute to your CSS, with values such as center, left top and right bottom. Add this attribute to make your GIF appear at specific locations in the background.

Google's John Mueller reminded us that when it comes to your CSS background images, Google won't be indexing or ranking those images in image search. John Mueller said on Twitter "last I checked ...

Google says images styled with CSS won’t be indexed in Image Search, advising developers to use HTML tags for important visuals.