What’s the recommended way to add responsive background images to sections?

Asked on Jun 14, 2025

Answer

In Bootstrap 5, you can add responsive background images to sections using utility classes and custom CSS. The recommended approach is to use Bootstrap's responsive utilities combined with custom styles for background images.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        <style>
            .bg-section {
                background-image: url('your-image.jpg');
                background-size: cover;
                background-position: center;
            }
        </style>

        <div class="bg-section p-5 text-white">
            <h1>Responsive Background</h1>
            <p>This section has a responsive background image.</p>
        </div>
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

Use the `background-size: cover;` to ensure the image covers the entire section.
`background-position: center;` centers the image within the section.
Replace `'your-image.jpg'` with the path to your desired image.
You can adjust padding (`p-5`) and text color (`text-white`) as needed for better readability.

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