how to overlay a div in css code example

Example 1: make background overlay css

#element-with-background-image {
   position: relative;
   background-image: url("//spin.atomicobject.com/wp-content/uploads/20170324102432/portfolio-tips-feature-image.jpg");
}
 
#color-overlay {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   background-color: black;
   opacity: 0.6;
}

Example 2: overlay color on image css

footer#site-footer{  
  position:relative;
}

footer#site-footer:before {     /* use before property (pseudo-element)  */
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

Example 3: view div over other divs

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Overlaying One DIV over Another DIV</title>
<style> 
    .container{
        width: 200px;
        height: 200px;
        position: relative;
        margin: 20px;
    }
    .box{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;            
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        opacity: 0.8;  /* for demo purpose  */
    }
    .stack-top{
        z-index: 9;
        margin: 20px; /* for demo purpose  */
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <div class="box" style="background: red;"></div>
        <div class="box stack-top" style="background: blue;"></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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