.image-thumb { position: relative; width: 150px; height: 150px; /* apply background-image url inline on the element since it is part of the content */ background: transparent url() no-repeat center center; } .image-thumb a { display: none; position: absolute; top: 2px; /* position in bottom right corner, assuming image is 16x16 */ left: 126px; width: 22px; height: 22px; background: transparent url('/path/to/remove-icon.gif') no-repeat 0 0; } .image-thumb:hover a { display: block; }