A video background that takes up the entire browser window. The code for video as background GitHub is here.
Preview (Video as Background with CSS)
1. HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title> Video as a background | @code.architects </title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="./style.css">
</head>
<body>
<header class="header">
<video class="headervideo" autoplay muted loop>
<source src="forest.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
<div class="content">
<p class="title">NATURE</p>
<p class="tagline">Conservation is the key</p>
</div>
</header>
<!-- Content -->
</body>
</html>2. CSS
.header can also behave as a banner.
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Alata&display=swap');
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
font-family: 'Alata', sans-serif;
}
.header {
position: relative;
height: 100vh;
}
.headervideo {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
z-index: -1;
}
.header .content {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
z-index: 1;
text-align: center;
}
.content .title {
font-size: 80px;
color: white;
}
.content .tagline {
font-size: 32px;
color: white
}Note: Using @import allows you to import a style sheet into another style sheet.
Output
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