---
category: Display
created: '2019-12-16'
description: Add video background with CSS flexbox
keywords: css flexbox, object fit cover
thumbnail: /assets/css-layout/thumbnails/video-background.png
title: Video background
---

In this pattern, the video is displayed in the background.

## HTML

```html index.html
<div class="video-background">
    <!-- The video container -->
    <div class="video-background__inner">
        <video class="video-background__video" src="...">...</video>
    </div>

    <!-- The content -->
    <div class="video-background__content">...</div>
</div>
```

## CSS

```css styles.css
.video-background {
    /* Used to position the video and content */
    position: relative;
}

.video-background__inner {
    /* Positioned at the top left corner */
    left: 0px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full size */
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;

    /* Hide the scrollbar */
    overflow: hidden;
}

.video-background__video {
    object-fit: cover;

    /* Take full width */
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
}

.video-background__content {
    /* Positioned at the top left corner */
    left: 0px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full size */
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;

    /* Center the content */
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}
```

<Playground>
```css placeholders.css hidden
.lines {
    padding: 0.25rem 0;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.line {
    background: #d1d5db;
    height: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.line.line--20 {
    width: 20%;
}
.line.line--40 {
    width: 40%;
}
.line.line--60 {
    width: 60%;
}
.line.line--80 {
    width: 80%;
}
.line.line--100 {
    width: 100%;
}
```

```css styles.css hidden
body {
    height: 24rem;
}

.video-background {
    /* Used to position the video and content */
    position: relative;

    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.video-background__inner {
    /* Positioned at the top left corner */
    left: 0px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full size */
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;

    /* Hide the scrollbar */
    overflow: hidden;
}

.video-background__video {
    object-fit: cover;

    /* Take full width */
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
}

.video-background__content {
    /* Positioned at the top left corner */
    left: 0px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full size */
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;

    /* Center the content */
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}
```

```html index.html hidden
<div class="video-background">
    <div class="video-background__inner">
        <video class="video-background__video" src="/assets/css-layout/video-background.mp4" autoplay loop muted></video>
    </div>
    <div class="video-background__content">
        <div class="lines">
            <div class="line line--80"></div>
            <div class="line line--40"></div>
            <div class="line line--100"></div>
            <div class="line line--60"></div>
            <div class="line line--20"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
```
</Playground>