How to create a Hero Image with CSS?

CSS Web Development Front End Technology

Following is the code to create a hero image with CSS −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<style>
body,
html {
   height: 100%;
   margin: 0;
   font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
   box-sizing: border-box;
}
h1 {
   font-size: 60px;
   font-weight: bolder;
}
.heroContainer {
   background-image: linear-gradient( rgba(185, 255, 243, 0.5), rgba(31, 12, 117, 0.5) ),
   url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/670720/pexels-photo-670720.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=1000");
   height: 50%;
   background-position: center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-size: cover;
   position: relative;
}
.heroCaption {
   text-align: center;
   position: absolute;
   top: 20%;
   left: 45%;
   color: white;
}
.heroCaption button {
   border: none;
   outline: none;
   display: inline-block;
   padding: 20px;
   color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
   opacity: 0.8;
   font-size: 20px;
   background-color: rgb(47, 151, 21);
   text-align: center;
   cursor: pointer;
}
.heroCaption button:hover {
   opacity: 1;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="heroContainer">
<div class="heroCaption">
<h1>I am Shawn</h1>
<h2>And I'm a Web Developer</h2>
<button>Contact Me</button>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>