# Images not displaying when in column or row as background image **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 9, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033 "2018-07-09T22:05:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jeem](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeem)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/1 "2018-07-09T22:05:26Z")
When I put a **background** image in a column or row, the image shows up on my computer but does not show on my phone during live test. Background color shows up, but images don’t. I can get background images to work if they are not in a row or column. ---
**Author:** ![jeem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@jeem](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeem)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/2 "2018-07-10T00:34:43Z")
Help. I have been at this all day. I cannot get a background image to appear on my phone if it is in a column or row. Background image for a screen works fine, but if I put an image in a column or row, nothing appears on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/3 "2018-07-10T06:12:12Z")
Hi, Such a problem exists. Solution options: 1. Place an Image component in the Column with absolute positioning. 2. Place the button with the background image in the Column, and from the top, cover the button with a transparent Column so that the button could not be pressed. 3. Place a WebViewer with an image in the Column. WebViewer.ScrollEnabled = false Personally, I prefer option 2. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/chris/32/78883_2.png) [@Chris](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/4 "2020-01-26T13:51:33Z")
How is this still not fixed after more than 1.5 years 😕 No image is displayed at all no matter what positioning I choose for a row background… That is really bad especially since the image component is also faulty… 😰 ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/5 "2020-02-10T19:10:09Z")
I just tried and got the same results. No image displayed on my phone when i set a column to have this background image. Time to travel to the github repository. Will it be me or you @Chris, @actech, @jeem ? ---
**Author:** ![ferhanjemal1fyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@ferhanjemal1fyi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ferhanjemal1fyi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/6 "2020-10-06T15:50:02Z")
Same Issue, I have absolutely no idea what the issue could be, but I spoke with other Thunkers in my community and they seem to have the exact same roadblock. I believe this is an important issue to resolve because many Thunkable app creators rely on a seamlessly integrated background image to underlay other content. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/7 "2020-10-06T17:20:12Z")
Use an image component in your column. Fill container for height and width. Set position to absolute. Set all offset value to 0px.play with sondes settings now. ---
**Author:** ![ferhanjemal1fyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/32.png) [@ferhanjemal1fyi](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ferhanjemal1fyi)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/8 "2020-10-07T03:52:22Z")
The problem with that solution is that I can no longer add components to the column. The objective of setting the background image of a column is to have an enclosed space where I can set the background to a given image and place different components like labels and other images over it. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033/9 "2024-11-08T11:41:09Z")