Tryit Editor v1.8

Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div.background { width: 500px; height: 250px; background: url(klematis.jpg) repeat; border: 2px solid black; } div.transbox { width: 400px; height: 180px; margin: 30px 50px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid black; opacity:0.6; filter:alpha(opacity=60); /* For IE8 and earlier */ } div.transbox p { margin: 30px 40px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000; } </style> </head> <body><div class="background"> <div class="transbox"> <p>This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>
Result:
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