ionic 4: changing ion-content background does not work

Issue

i have tried in global.scss as

ion-content{
    background-image: url('assets/images/cover.jpg');
    -webkit-background-image: url('assets/images/cover.jpg');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size:cover;
  }

but this does not render the image. tried path as ./assets/images/cover.jpg as well.

if i put the same image as img tag on the page that shows up ruling out invalid image possibility.

I also tried to put in the homeage.scss as

.myview {
    background-image: url('../../assets/images/cover.jpg');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size:cover;
}

and using class="myview" in home.html no luck

Solution

You can use the CSS-Variable --background to change the background of ion-content.

Example:

ion-content{
    --background: #fff url('../../assets/images/cover.jpg') no-repeat center center / cover;
}

Put this into your components, pages or global scss.

For reference see: https://beta.ionicframework.com/docs/api/content#css-custom-properties

Answered By - Gary Großgarten