Image Decorative Overlay

What You'll Create

Decorative graphics that overlay your images - like stickers, badges, or accent elements positioned at corners or edges. The overlays are added via CSS without modifying the original image.

The Problem It Solves

Adding decorative elements to images typically requires editing each image individually. If you want consistent badges, stickers, or accents across multiple images, you'd need to edit them all. This CSS technique adds overlays dynamically.

Perfect For

Sale badges on products, Decorative stickers, Corner accents, Watermark effects, Brand element overlays, Seasonal decorations.

What Makes This Different

CSS pseudo-elements (::before or ::after) position a background image on top of the image block. You control the size, position, and which images receive the overlay using attribute selectors. One CSS rule can affect multiple images.

Details

• Section Type: Fluid & Classic

• Code Type: CSS

• Prerequisites: Image Block with linked image or keyword in URL

• Toolkit Title: Image Decor

Learn This Technique

This is one of 150+ code techniques taught inside Standout Squarespace, where you get:

• The complete, copy-paste code

• Video walkthrough explaining how it works

• The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

• Access to our private community for support