: What's the meaning of saying CSS sprites are "for graphics that are just single blocks"? I was reading this to understand sprites http://css-tricks.com/css-sprites/ The author says "Sprites are

@Michele215

It means they cannot be used as a pattern. Take a look at the small print under that paragraph:


*OK, they kinda can do repeating, but it's a little trickier and can only work one-dimensionally (x or y).


So, sprites should be used for graphics that are only displayed once (such as an icon). They should not be used for a gradient pattern intended to be repeated vertically or horizontally and especially should not be used for a tile-able background

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