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      To stretch an image using CSS, you can use various properties depending on how you want to fit the image within its container. Here are some common methods:

      1. Stretching an Image to Fill Its Container

      If you want the image to stretch and fill its container, potentially altering its aspect ratio, you can use the width and height properties.

      css

      .stretch-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      /* Ensures the image covers the container, maintaining aspect ratio */
      }

      HTML:

      html
      <div class="container">
      <img src="your-image.jpg"
      class="stretch-image" alt="Stretch Image">
      </div>

      In this example:

      • width: 100%; and height: 100%; make the image stretch to fill the container’s dimensions.
      • object-fit: cover; ensures that the image covers the entire container, maintaining its aspect ratio but cropping if necessary.

      2. Stretching Without Maintaining Aspect Ratio

      If you don’t need to maintain the image’s aspect ratio and want it to stretch exactly to the dimensions of the container:

      css

      .stretch-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: fill;
      /* Stretches the image to fill the container without preserving aspect ratio */
      }

      3. Stretching an Image with background-image

      If you’re using an image as a background, you can control how it stretches using background properties.

      css

      .background-container {
      width: 100%;
      height: 400px;
      /* Set a fixed height or use another unit */
      background-image: url('your-image.jpg');
      background-size: cover;
      /* Stretch to cover the container, maintaining aspect ratio */
      background-position: center; /* Center the image */
      background-repeat: no-repeat; /* Prevent tiling */
      }

      HTML:

      html
      <div class="background-container"></div>

      In this example:

      • background-size: cover; ensures the image covers the entire container while maintaining its aspect ratio, potentially cropping it.
      • background-size: contain; can be used if you want the entire image to fit within the container without cropping, but this may result in empty space.

      4. Stretching with object-fit Property

      The object-fit property is particularly useful for images within an element, and it provides several options:

      • contain: The image will scale to fit the container while preserving its aspect ratio. There may be empty space around the image if the aspect ratios do not match.
      • cover: The image will scale to cover the container while preserving its aspect ratio, which may cause cropping.
      • fill: The image will stretch to fill the container, disregarding the aspect ratio.
      css

      .stretch-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: fill;
      /* or 'contain', 'cover', 'none' */
      }

      5. Using Flexbox or Grid

      You can also use Flexbox or Grid layout systems to stretch images. For example, using Flexbox:

      css
      .flex-container {
      display: flex;
      align-items: stretch;
      /* Stretches items to fill the container */
      }
      .flex-item {
      flex: 1; /* Stretches item to fill available space */
      }

      HTML:

      html
      <div class="flex-container">
      <img src="your-image.jpg"
      class="flex-item" alt="Stretch Image">
      </div>

      In this example, the image will stretch to fill the available space in the flex container.

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