Can you overlay a transparent div on an image

Sure, here is a cross-browser way of doing so:

<html>
  <head>
    <style type="text/css">
      div.imageSub { position: relative; }
      div.imageSub img { z-index: 1; }
      div.imageSub div {
        position: absolute;
        left: 15%;
        right: 15%;
        bottom: 0;
        padding: 4px;
        height: 16px;
        line-height: 16px;
        text-align: center;
        overflow: hidden;
      }
      div.imageSub div.blackbg {
        z-index: 2;
        background-color: #000;
        -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
        filter: alpha(opacity=50);
        opacity: 0.5;
      }
      div.imageSub div.label {
        z-index: 3;
        color: white;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
    <body>
      <div class="imageSub" style="width: 300px;"> <!-- Put Your Image Width -->
        <img src="image.jpg" alt="Something" />
        <div class="blackbg"></div>
        <div class="label">Label Goes Here</div>
      </div>
    </body>
</html>

This method doesn't require JavaScript, doesn't cause to lose ClearType text in IE, and is compatible with Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE6,7,8... Unfortunately, it only works for one line of text. If you want multiple lines, either adjust div.imageSub div's height and line-height property, or use the following (modifications to the CSS and requires the label to be specified twice).

<html>
  <head>
    <style type="text/css">
      div.imageSub { position: relative; }
      div.imageSub img { z-index: 1; }
      div.imageSub div {
        position: absolute;
        left: 15%;
        right: 15%;
        bottom: 0;
        padding: 4px;
      }
      div.imageSub div.blackbg {
        z-index: 2;
        color: #000;
        background-color: #000;
        -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
        filter: alpha(opacity=50);
        opacity: 0.5;
      }
      div.imageSub div.label {
        z-index: 3;
        color: white;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
    <body>
      <div class="imageSub" style="width: 300px;"> <!-- Put Your Image Width -->
        <img src="image.jpg" alt="Something" />
        <div class="blackbg">Label Goes Here</div>
        <div class="label">Label Goes Here</div>
      </div>
    </body>
</html>


<html>
    <body>
        <div style="position: absolute; border: solid 1px red">
            <img src="http://www.ajaxline.com/files/imgloop.png"/>
            <div style="position: absolute; top:0px; left:40%; width:20%; height: 10%; background-color: gray; opacity: .80; -moz-opacity: 0.80; filter:alpha(opacity=80);"/>
            <div style="position: absolute; top:0px; left:40%; width:20%; height: 10%; color: white;">
                Hello
            </div>
         </div>
    </body>
</html>

Definitely.

<div style="background-image: url(image.png);" >

  <div style="position:relative; top:20px; left:20px;">
    Some text here
  </div>
</div>

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Html

Css

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