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;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnIHdpZHRoPScxMCcgaGVpZ2h0PScxMCc+PGxpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSdncmFkaWVudCc+PHN0b3Agb2Zmc2V0PScxMCUnIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9JyNGMDAnLz48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9JzkwJScgc3RvcC1jb2xvcj0nI2ZjYycvPiA8L2xpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50PjxyZWN0IGZpbGw9J3VybCgjZ3JhZGllbnQpJyB4PScwJyB5PScwJyB3aWR0aD0nMTAwJScgaGVpZ2h0PScxMDAlJy8+PC9zdmc+");
      

    color: white; text-shadow: 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);}
h1 {font-size: 20px;}