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Image Sprites

  • An image sprite is a technique in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) used to combine multiple images into a single image. 
  • This is done to reduce the number of server requests when loading a webpage, which can improve page loading times.
  • Image sprites are commonly used for creating buttons, icons, and other user interface elements.

How you can create and use an image sprite in CSS:

  • Gather all the individual images you want to combine into a single sprite image. These can be icons, buttons, or any other images.
  • Use an image editing tool, such as Photoshop or GIMP, to create a single image that contains all the individual images. This single image is your sprite sheet.

Add the Sprite Image to Your HTML:

  • In your HTML file, add an <img> element to display the sprite image. Set the src attribute to the path of the sprite image.
<img src="path-to-your-sprite.png" alt="Image Sprite">

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title></title>
   <style type="text/css">
      .sprite {
         background: url("Capture.png") no-repeat;
         width: 280px;
         height: 200px;
         display: inline-block;
      }
      
      .flag1 {
         background-position: 0px 0px;
      }


      .flag2 {
         background-position: -255px 0px;
      }

      .flag3 {
         background-position: -510px 0px;
      }
      .flag4 {
         background-position: -765px 0px;
      }
         body {
         text-align: center;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <div>
      <h1>Flag Image Sprite</h1>
   </div>
   <div class="sprite flag1"></div>
   <div class="sprite flag2"></div>
   <div class="sprite flag3"></div>
   <div class="sprite flag4"></div>
</body>
</html>

Output: