Zig zag background pattern

CSS, Visual · Oct 13, 2021

Creates a zig zag background pattern.

Use background-color to set a white background.
Use background-image with four linear-gradient() values to create the parts of a zig zag pattern.
Use background-size to specify the pattern's size. Use background-position to place the parts of the pattern in the correct locations.
Note: The fixed height and width of the element is for demonstration purposes only.

<div class="zig-zag"></div>

.zig-zag {
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  background-color: #fff;
  background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(225deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(315deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%),
    linear-gradient(45deg, #000 25%, transparent 25%);
  background-position: -30px 0, -30px 0, 0 0, 0 0;
  background-size: 60px 60px;
  background-repeat: repeat;
}