Attribute for `<BODY ...>`
`BACKGROUND = "image URL"`

Usage Recommendation
use it, but don't rely on it

BACKGROUND sets a picture to use as the background for a page. For example, to use this paper-like image as the background for a page:

a picture of paper to use as a background

we use this <BODY ...> tag:

this code produces this

<BODY BACKGROUND="paper.gif" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#FF66FF" ALINK="#FF0000" >
this page

Notice that we set all color properties for the page. If you set one color, set them all, which leads to our next topic: Avoid the Most Common Mistake Made with BACKGROUND.

Attribute for <BODY ...> BACKGROUND = "image URL"