# function-url-scheme-whitelist Specify a whitelist of allowed url schemes. ```css a { background-image: url('http://www.example.com/file.jpg'); } /** ↑ * This url scheme */ ``` A [url scheme](https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#syntax-url-scheme) consists of alphanumeric, `+`, `-`, and `.` characters. It can appear at the start of a url and is followed by `:`. This rule treats url schemes as case insensitive (`https` and `HTTPS` are the same). This rule ignores url arguments without an existing url scheme. This rule ignores url arguments with variables or variable interpolation (`$sass`, `@less`, `--custom-property`, `#{$var}`, `@{var}`, `$(var)`). ## Options `array|string`: `["array", "of", "schemes"]|"scheme"` Given: ```js ["https", "data"] ``` The following patterns are considered warnings: ```css a { background-image: url('http://www.example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('ftp://www.example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` The following patterns are *not* considered warnings: ```css a { background-image: url('https://www.example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('HTTPS://www.example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs='); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('/example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('//example.com/file.jpg'); } ``` ```css a { background-image: url('./path/to/file.jpg'); } ```