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Asked: 2026-06-10T00:30:12+00:00

Say I want to add a background image to something, I might write: background:

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Say I want to add a background image to something, I might write:

background: url(/images/button_bg.png) repeat-x scroll left bottom #146BAE

However, if I look at this code in Firebug, it will display the following:

background: url("/images/button_bg.png") repeat-x scroll left bottom #146BAE

Are the quotation marks around the image path significant in any way? Do they make it faster/more standards compliant, or does Firebug just do this to make the code a little easier to read?

I’ve also seen single quotes ( ‘ ‘ ) used too, I’m not sure if they’re any different?

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  1. Editorial Team

    They are significant if the path to that image contains non-alphanumeric characters or spaces.

    It’s best to wrap the url with " (quotes) or ' (single quote). It isn’t a standard.

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