Pierre-Henri Lavigne wrote: > [snip] > ... > .sample h3 {margin: 0 8px; border-top: 1px solid #ebb716; background: #fff > url(i/st.gif) top left repeat-x; font-weight:bold;} > > Thanks > > Bonjour Pierre, You need to change the background declaration to read as follows: background: #fff url(i/st.gif) repeat-x top left; The /order /the rules appear in matters. http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_background.asp has the properties listed in the order they need to be. This page has some handy css tips along these lines too: http://www.evolt.org/article/Ten_CSS_tricks_you_may_not_know/17/60369/ Rob =]