How to use a custom background image for your Squarespace header // Header Background Image Tutorial

You can use your own image for the header of your Squarespace site – and have a custom one for mobile too! All you need is the CSS in this step by step tutorial to make your Squarespace site look even more unique.

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In this Squarespace tutorial, you’ll learn how to use your own image for the background of the header menu (aka main navigation) of your Squarespace website. We’ll use two different images; one for the mobile version of Squarespace and one for the desktop version.

Steps / Important moments from this Squarespace tutorial:
1:04 What size images I recommend using
1:26 How to upload the image you want to use
2:03 What part of the code you *need* to change to make this work in your Squarespace site
2:58 How to use a different image for the mobile version of your site


Here is the code for the desktop version of your site:

.header {
background-image:url(‘image-url’);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-size:cover;
background-position: center;
}

Here is the code for the mobile version:

@media only screen and (max-width:640px){
.header {
background-image:url(‘image-url’);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-size:cover;
background-position: center;
}
}


🔗 RELATED VIDEOS 🔗
🖼️ Design options for the header of your Squarespace website: https://youtu.be/bbR5_kYH30c
📝 Header button hover effects: https://youtu.be/dMHUh7OsiCE
🎨 Change the layout of your website header: https://youtu.be/9gQEFOcD0rc

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