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Using Image Sprites in CSS for Faster Web Pages

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Using Image Sprites in CSS for Faster Web Pages Websites that rely heavily on visuals often struggle with slow loading times and excessive HTTP requests. One of the simplest performance techniques developers use to solve this problem is CSS image sprites. In this article, we’ll explore what image sprites are, why they improve performance, and how to implement them effectively. In many cases, we may have to create websites with larger images. This could be a photography website or a tourism website. Images might also be used for hover effects or when a page is visited. Eventually, using multiple images can generate more HTTP requests, which can increase the page load time. In such scenarios, we can use image sprites to improve performance. An image sprite is a collection of images put into a single image file. This reduces the number of HTTP requests and decreases the memory and bandwidth usage of a webpage. ...