$('#content-top').css("background-image", "url(" + src + ")");
is the correct code so either: 1) "src" is not a valid path (firebug will tell.show you this) 2) the selector isn't finding anything On Dec 10, 11:54 am, Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have tried both the following but neither seem to work. > > [code] > $('#content-top').css('backgroundImage', "url(" + src + ")"); > $('#content-top').css("background-image", "url(" + src + ")"); > [/code] > > Any ideas would be welcome, thanks.