Stretch and fill image in Bootstrap carousel

Question

I am using bootstrap carousal and having some problem with image height and width. Even though I define it in the img attribute it still displays a

Answer 1

You can use background-size: cover, while still having hidden element for SEO and semantic purposes. Single img url is used both times, so there's no additional loading, and background-size is well supported (unlike object-fit which lacks support in IE, Edge and Android < 4.4.4).

Fiddle Demo

HTML change:

CSS change:

.carousel {
  /* any dimensions are fine, it can be responsive with max-width */
  width: 300px;
  height: 350px;
}

.carousel-inner {
  /* make sure your .items will get correct height */
  height: 100%;
}

.item {
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: 50% 50%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.item img {
  visibility: hidden;
}