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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Setting background-image CSS Property</title> <style> .box{ width: 500px; height: 300px; border: 5px solid #333; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ // Set background image of a div on click of the button $("button").click(function(){ var imageUrl = "/examples/images/sky.jpg"; $(".box").css("background-image", "url(" + imageUrl + ")"); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="box"></div> <p><button type="button">Set Background Image</button></p> </body> </html>