Title: Overlapping image elements
Last modified: December 3, 2016

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# Overlapping image elements

 *  [nspeedrace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspeedrace/)
 * (@nspeedrace)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-image-elements/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m looking to overlap some of my image elements in order to give my website 
   a much more authentic look. I’m currently using the X theme which has been a 
   good experience thus far but I want some of the row images to overlap.
 * Some examples of sites that do this well:
    [http://www.angrybirds.com/](http://www.angrybirds.com/)
   [http://www.fcinq.com/](http://www.fcinq.com/) [http://www.fubiz.net/](http://www.fubiz.net/)
 * I’m new at this so how can I make this happen? If you need more clarification
   let me know.

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 *  [CrouchingBruin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crouchingbruin/)
 * (@crouchingbruin)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-image-elements/#post-8508730)
 * I’m not familiar with the X theme, but you are probably looking to set the background
   property on a container so you can place another image on top. You will need 
   to understand some [basics regarding CSS](http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp),
   and then learn how to [set the background property](http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp)
   of the container or section that holds the image. If the theme doesn’t have a
   custom CSS option, and you haven’t created a [, then you will need to install a ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   [Custom CSS plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=custom+css) so
   you can add your CSS rules. You should also learn how to use a web debugger like
   [Firebug](http://getfirebug.com/) or [Chrome Developer Tools](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/)
   so you can see what selectors to use for your CSS rules.
 * If you post a link to your site, I can offer some examples.
 *  Thread Starter [nspeedrace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspeedrace/)
 * (@nspeedrace)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-image-elements/#post-8545236)
 * Thanks for the response, I’m creating a test website [http://bakesspectrum.wpengine.com/](http://bakesspectrum.wpengine.com/)
 * As you can see I’m trying to get some elements to line up with no luck thus far.
   That being said is their anyway for me to check exact measurements so I can create
   the image sin photoshop to later upload?

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 * Last reply from: [nspeedrace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspeedrace/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overlapping-image-elements/#post-8545236)
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