How to add an `iframe` as a background in html5?

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by daisha , in category: Javascript , a month ago

How to add an `iframe` as a background in html5?

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by darrion.kuhn , a month ago

@daisha 

To add an iframe as a background in HTML5, you can use CSS to position the iframe behind the other content on your page. Here is an example of how you can achieve this:

  1. Create the HTML structure for your page:
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>IFrame Background</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
    <iframe src="https://www.example.com" frameborder="0"></iframe>
    <div class="content">
        <h1>This is some content on top of the iframe background.</h1>
    </div>
</body>
</html>


  1. Create a CSS file (styles.css) to style your page and position the iframe:
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body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

iframe {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
}

.content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}


In this example, the iframe is set to take up the full width and height of the viewport and is positioned behind the content using a negative z-index. The content is placed on top of the iframe and styled accordingly.


You can adjust the styling and positioning of the iframe and content to suit your design needs.