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Icon Fundamentals
Inline SVG icon SVG sprite symbol Accessible icon button Decorative icon aria-hidden Icon with text label currentColor icon Icon sizing with em Icon alignment
CSS Icon Techniques
CSS mask icon Background-image icon Data URI icon Pseudo-element icon Icon hover state Disabled icon state High-contrast icon Dark-mode icon
Icon Systems
Reusable SVG symbol Icon component contract Icon naming conventions Icon size scale Stroke versus fill icons RTL directional icons Status icons Loading spinner icon
Performance & Accessibility
Sprite caching Avoid icon-font ligatures Hidden accessible label Focus-visible icon button Touch target sizing Motion-safe spinner Fallback icon SVG title versus aria-label
Web Icons / CSS Icon Techniques

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Learn Background-image icon in Web Icons with a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Beginner
web-icons-010.html
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<style>.external{padding-right:1.2em;background:url(/icons/external.svg) right center/1em no-repeat}</style><a class="external" href="https://example.com">External docs</a>
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