# CSS Background Guide & CSS Gradient Generator & Editor & Export CSS Code

> An interactive guide and toolkit for CSS backgrounds: gradients, patterns, layering, editor and generators.

## Guide

Step-by-step CSS background guides and examples.

- [CSS Background Guide](https://cssbackground.net/raw/guide.md): Learn CSS backgrounds end-to-end—from layering and shorthand to gradients, patterns, and debugging.
- [Best Practices](https://cssbackground.net/raw/guide/best-practices.md): Debug backgrounds systematically and keep them performant, consistent, and maintainable.
- [Essentials](https://cssbackground.net/raw/guide/essentials.md): Build a reliable mental model and learn the background properties you’ll use on every project.
- [Gradients](https://cssbackground.net/raw/guide/gradients.md): Treat gradients as background images—learn stops, hard edges, repeating, and the linear/radial/conic building blocks.
- [Patterns](https://cssbackground.net/raw/guide/patterns.md): Background recipes and textures—clouds, dots, grids, plaid, rays, and subtle noise overlays.

## Site Pages

Overview and policy pages from the main site content.

- [CSS Background](https://cssbackground.net/raw/index.md): Learn CSS backgrounds without guesswork: master the model, practice in the editor, and generate production-ready results.
- [Privacy Policy](https://cssbackground.net/raw/privacy-policy.md): How we collect and use information.
- [Terms of Service](https://cssbackground.net/raw/terms-of-service.md): Read the Terms of Service for this site. Learn about our usage guidelines and analytics disclosures.