HTML Attribute for <BODY ...>
BACKGROUND ="image URL"

Usage Recommendation
Use it, but don't rely on it.

BACKGROUND sets a picture to use as the background for a page. For example, to use this paper-like image as the background for a page:

a picture of paper to use as a background

we use this <BODY ...> tag:

This Code Makes This 
<BODY 
BACKGROUND="paper.gif"
 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
 TEXT="#000000"
 LINK="#0000FF"
 VLINK="#FF0000"
 ALINK="#FF0000"
 >
this page

notice that we set all color properties for the page. If you set one color, set them all, which leads to our next topic: Avoid the Most Common Mistake Made with BACKGROUND.

Avoid the Most Common Mistake Made with BACKGROUND >