SVG as Data URI for background image
HTML
<h1>SVG at a data URI for background images....</h1>
<p>just because you can, doesn't mean you should.<p>
CSS
body { background-image:
url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2710%27%20height%3D%2710%27%3E%3ClinearGradient%20id%3D%27gradient%27%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%2710%25%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23F00%27%2F%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%2790%25%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23fcc%27%2F%3E%20%3C%2FlinearGradient%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%27url(%23gradient)%27%20x%3D%270%27%20y%3D%270%27%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E");
color: white; text-shadow: 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);}
h1 {font-size: 20px;}