CSS Image Path Conventions
This article is a guide on how to link other files, such as images in style sheets or CSS files, and the best way to specify the file path.
File Path Overview
The file path identifies the location of the file in the website folder hierarchy. When referencing external files, the file path is as follows:
- A website
- picture
- script
There are two types of paths:
- Absolute path
- Relative Path
Absolute path example
An absolute path is a file path that shows the full URL of the file, regardless of where the current file is located. For example:
background-image: url(https://www.exampleSite.com/images/image1.png);
Relative path example
A relative path is a file path that shows the file path of the current folder. For example:
background-image: url(/images/image1.png);
It is located in the images folder in the root directory of the current website. Consider another example:
background-image: url(images/image1.png);
It is the path to image1, which is located in the images folder in the current folder.
background-image: url(../images/image1.png);
It is the path to image1, which is located in the images folder one directory above the current directory. Note that ../means one level above the current directory. The higher you want to climb the directory hierarchy; you can use more ../.
Best practices for specifying paths
The best practice for specifying file paths is via relative paths. Using relative file paths will not tie your web pages to your current base URL. Instead, all links will work on both your personal computer (localhost) and any future public domains you create.
Therefore, it is always recommended to be very careful while specifying the file paths in the HTML and CSS pages of your website and provide the paths so that you do not need to change them in the future if the base URL changes.
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