SVG as Data URI for background image

by Christopher O

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;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='10'><linearGradient id='gradient'><stop offset='10%' stop-color='%23F00'/><stop offset='90%' stop-color='%23fcc'/> </linearGradient><rect fill='url(%23gradient)' x='0' y='0' width='100%' height='100%'/></svg>"); */

background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='10'><linearGradient id='gradient'><stop offset='10%' stop-color='%23F00'/><stop offset='90%' stop-color='%23fcc'/> </linearGradient><rect fill='url(%23gradient)' x='0' y='0' width='100%' height='100%'/></svg>");

  color: white;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

h1 {
  font-size: 20px;
}