WebDesignerWall has a very nice trick to decorate your images and photo galleries without editing the source images.

The trick is very simple. All you need is an extra <span> tag and apply a background image to create the overlaying effect.

CSS Image Manipulation

Benefits of this CSS image decoration:

  • Saves time: no need to create every decorated image file
  • Keeps original source images
  • Flexible: change the decoration anytim.
  • Cross-browser compatible
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