How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image? – Themeco Community https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/feed/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:40:51 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-US https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201280 <![CDATA[How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201280 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 22:43:45 +0000 mvives Hi, I searched the forums but didn’t find a thread about this. I have seen a couple of sites built with X that have a transparent overlay on top of an image where text can be placed. I was thinking this might be a container, but I haven’t been able to replicate this with X’s container.

In this screenshot: http://screencast.com/t/mLIJsij4UV1m

You’ll see a red box. Is there any way to create a slightly transparent, dark grey overlay on top of the background image, so that the image can be seen, and I can change the text color to white and the white text could be seen?

I hope this makes sense. Please let me know. I’d greatly appreciate it.

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201536 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201536 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:15:34 +0000 Senthil Hi there,

Can you please share your URL and also please add the background image and add a content band?

So we can help you to make the content box transparent.

Thanks!

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201730 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201730 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:39:28 +0000 mvives https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201735 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201735 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:48:17 +0000 mvives https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201754 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-201754 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:22:00 +0000 drules I have the exact same problem. I’m trying to put a header on top of a transparent image. Please don’t make the response private. I came to this forum to find the answer.

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-202048 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-202048 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:22:19 +0000 Christopher Hi there,

To add transparent background add background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5); in style field of content band.
To add rounded corner you can add border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px; in style field of content band too.

Regarding to font size i find them the same size, you can add font-size:20px; in style field of your headline or text shortcode.

Hope it helps.

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-203974 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-203974 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:17:07 +0000 eimkeith Hi there – I’m after this as well – a transparent text background, but more translucent, as shown here:
https://www.zuffenhaus.us/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?listcategories

I’m also new to the website work, so please excuse the question – but where should the code shown above be entered? (assuming all site text bodies/content should have a translucent background)

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-204488 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-204488 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:54:32 +0000 Christian Hey Keith,

Sorry for the confusion. The code background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5); is translucent. Transparent background code is background-color: transparent;. Every element or shortcode in X has a style attribute. You need to insert that code in the Style field or attribute (see http://prntscr.com/640mvf). Please see http://theme.co/x/demo/integrity/1/shortcodes/content-band/ if your using X Shortcodes.

Thanks.

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-607167 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-607167 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:50:15 +0000 leannevenier I had the same issue and this style fix works perfectly!!Thanks!

(I modified the code you provided slightly to adjust the degree of black in the background by changing the .5 up or down depending on desired degree of gray to blackness. (I set mine to .7) ). Good to know that we can create any translucent or solid background color this way, too!

A related question about this – is there a style code to add to the above code where this translucent background box can extend slightly above, below and to the left and right of the written text (ie so the text has a border (ie margins) all the way around it, instead of the translucent background ending right where the letters of the title end?

This way it will look as though the title is on a background box, instead of the background translucency showing just behind the text letters only.

Or, if it isn’t possible to specify margins around the text for the translucent box (so it’s responsive on all devices) is there a way to create a translucent box of any specific desired size and then just type text on top of that?

It would be ideal to be able to create the margins around the text, though – top, bottom, left and right – ie, all around the written text.

Thanks for any help you can provide! 🙂

]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-607380 <![CDATA[Reply To: How to Create a Transparent Overlay/Background for Text on Top of an Image?]]> https://theme.co/archive/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-transparent-overlaybackground-for-text-on-top-of-an-image/#post-607380 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 01:42:40 +0000 Rue Nel Hello There,

Thanks for updating the thread!

You can simply add a padding to have a space around the element so that your text would stand out.
Perhaps this should be the inline css code and feel free to change the padding.
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5); padding: 30px;

Hope this helps. Please let us know how it goes.

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