## Cascading Style Sheets FAQ

CSS FAQ common mistakes

### 6.1. Do URL's have quotes or not?

No, they don't. But there is one case in CSS1 where an alternative notation with quotes is allowed, viz., in the @import statement (see below).

Here are some examples of correct URL's:

        BODY {background: url(pics/wave.png) blue}
        BLOCKQUOTE {background: url(http://xyz.com/pirate) center}
        @import url(sub/liststyles.css);

Here are some common mistakes:

    *   BODY {background: url("pics/wave.png") blue}
    *   BLOCKQUOTE {background: "http://xyz.com/pirate" center}
    *   @import url('sub/liststyles.css');

The @import statement allows an alternative notation, which does use quotes, but omits the url() part, for example:

        @import "sub/liststyles.css";
        @import '../common.css";