Reputation: 5592

How do I reference a local image in React?

How can I load image from local directory and include it in reactjs img src tag?

I have an image called one.jpeg inside the same folder as my component and I tried both <img src="one.jpeg" /> and <img src={"one.jpeg"} /> inside my renderfunction but the image does not show up. Also, I do not have access to webpack config file since the project is created with the official create-react-app command line util.

Update: This works if I first import the image with import img from './one.jpeg' and use it inside img src={img}, but I have so many image files to import and therefore, I want to use them in the form, img src={'image_name.jpeg'}.

Upvotes: 429

Answers (29)

climate-coder

Reputation: 241

I'm working on an internal UI-library so importing images from a public folder wasn't possible. I had to import the images from another folder. Some of the earlier answers almost got it right but skipped one important key. I first import the image folder as a module through relative import:

const imagesFolder = require.context('./assets', true);

I can display the image in the component using the following:

<img src={imagesFolder('image_name').default.src} alt= {'alt-img'} />

Upvotes: 1

Ikechukwu Charles

Reputation: 1

An addition, if you have multiple images to import, just and an entry point file, namely a js file the imports all the images and exports them out. Then all you have to do is import all the images from one file. What I mean is this:

Before app.js

import logo from './logo.png';
import cake from '../assets/cake.jpg';
import image from '../assets/shine.jpg';

src/imageEntry.js

import logo from './logo.png';
import cake from '../assets/cake.jpg';
import image from '../assets/shine.jpg';

export {
  logo, 
  cake, 
  image
};

After src/app.js

import { cake, logo, image} from './imageEntry.js';

Upvotes: 0

WillKre

Reputation: 6158

First of all wrap the src in {}

Then if using Webpack; Instead of: <img src={"./logo.jpeg"} />

You may need to use require:

<img src={require('./logo.jpeg')} />

Another option would be to first import the image as such:

import logo from './logo.jpeg'; // with import

or ...

const logo = require('./logo.jpeg'); // with require

then plug it in...

<img src={logo} />

I'd recommend this option especially if you're reusing the image source.

Upvotes: 711

SANIYA MEMON

Reputation: 51

I usually prefer to put images in a public folder as recommended in the official documentation.

1. Put your image into public folder. e.g, public/images/image.png
2. use directly into <img>. E.g, <img src="images/image.png" />

As it is in public folder, it will directly use those images. No need to import them.

Upvotes: 5

Asomba Chinoso

Reputation: 51

For me, I wanted to call and use an image within an array block from an image folder. Using the "require" method and concatenating with "default" like this, solved it for me.

in my slide-data.js page:

export const sliderData = [
      {
        image:  require('../../../assets/your-image.jpg').default,
        
        desc: "simple description",
      },

You can then use e.g in a separate page, by writing

import { sliderData } from "../../slider-data";

{sliderData.map((slide, index) => {
        return (
          <div className="" key={index}>
             <img src={slide.image} alt="slide" className="image overlay " />
          </div>
        );
      })}

Upvotes: 1

Divyesh Bhalani

Reputation: 66

If you dont want to put your image inside public folder use below syntax

 src={require("../../assets/images/img_envelope.svg").default}

Upvotes: 5

James F. Thomas

Reputation: 109

I actually just ran into this very same problem and if you move your image file from the ./public directory to the ./src directory you can import or require and either will render.

I have also tested both with the image as well as src attributes in the component and they both worked.

After I tried using the ../ to indicate the exact folder the jpg was located in I was given a usable error that allowed me to make the easy fix.

the computer was kind enough to give me a usable error message.

Upvotes: 3

Anuj Tanwar

Reputation: 33

Well, you all know the answer to the question asked by now, but I am posting this answer to the question which most of you might be wondering after reading other answers:

Question: How the hell am I suppose to import 50 or 100 files:)

Answer: I suggest you make an api (.json) file and in that put the links to all the images and call the api. That's by far the best way to import files in bulk very easily, although it will take some time and knowledge, which If you don't already know.

Upvotes: 0

Lucas Souza

Reputation: 101

I had the same problem and after research I managed to solve it by putting the JSON data in a constant in JS, with that I was able to import the image and only inform the import in the JSON object. Example:

import imageImport from './image.png';

export const example = [
  {
    "name": "example",
    "image": imageImport
  }
]

<Image source={example.image}/>

Upvotes: 9

Shem

Reputation: 318

For the require method to work, I had to add ".default", like this:

<img src={require('./path/to/image.svg').default} />

Upvotes: 3

Tanzeel Ahmed

Reputation: 49

I wanted to import multiple images and pass them to different components. It turned out that I need to import multiple images only once and I can use them in any component by passing a prop.

import whiskey from './img/whiskey.jpg';
import hazel from './img/hazel.jpg';
import tubby from './img/tubby.jpg';

Let's make an object.

dog = [
   { name: "Whiskey", src: whiskey }, 
   // ...
]

And display the image

<img src={dog.src}></img>

Upvotes: 1

Shahid Hussain Abbasi

Reputation: 2692

First you have to import the image

import logo from './logo.jpeg'; // with import

then plug it in...

<img src={logo} />

That's it.

Upvotes: 4

Yasiru Padmasiri

Reputation: 559

you need to use require and . default

 <img src={require('./logo.jpeg').default} />

Upvotes: 33

user9085996

Reputation:

You could create a file named for instance images.js and reference all your app resources there, later importing that component in all your other component where you would need to display images

Upvotes: 1

Joan Gavelán

Reputation: 101

For people who want to use multiple images of course importing them one by one would be a problem. The solution is to move the images folder to the public folder. So if you had an image at public/images/logo.jpg, you could display that image this way:

function Header() {
  return (
    <div>
      <img src="images/logo.jpg" alt="logo"/>
    </div>
  );
}

Yes, no need to use /public/ in the source.

Read further: https://daveceddia.com/react-image-tag/.

Upvotes: 7

Akshat gadhwal

Reputation: 121

put your images in the public folder or make a subfolder in your public folder and put your images there. for example:

you put "completative-reptile.jpg" in the public folder, then you can access it as

src={'/completative-reptile.jpg'}

you put completative-reptile.jpg at public/static/images, then you can access it as

src={'/static/images/completative-reptile.jpg'}

Upvotes: 12

natan natalin

Reputation: 81

const photo = require(`../../uploads/images/${obj.photo}`).default;
...
<img src={photo} alt="user_photo" />

Upvotes: 8

Rahul Sarma

Reputation: 894

Step 1 : import MyIcon from './img/icon.png'

step 2 :

<img
    src={MyIcon}
    style={{width:'100%', height:'100%'}}
/>

Upvotes: 3

Hadi Mir

Reputation: 5123

You have two ways to do it.

First

Import the image on top of the class and then reference it in your <img/> element like this

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import myImg from '../path/myImg.svg';

export default class HelloImage extends Component {
  render() {
    return <img src={myImg} width="100" height="50" /> 
  }
}

Second

You can directly specify the image path using require('../pathToImh/img') in <img/> element like this

import React, { Component } from 'react'; 

export default class HelloImage extends Component {
  render() {
    return <img src={require(../path/myImg.svg)} width="100" height="50" /> 
  }
}

Upvotes: 6

Kai Sheng Tung

Reputation: 430

I found another way to implement this (this is a functional component):

const Image = ({icon}) => {
   const Img = require(`./path_to_your_file/${icon}.svg`).ReactComponent;
   return <Img />
}

Hope it helps!

Upvotes: 4

dyedwiper

Reputation: 338

As some mentioned in the comments, you can put the images in the public folder. This is also explained in the docs of Create-React-App: https://create-react-app.dev/docs/using-the-public-folder/

Upvotes: 3

Harshvardhan Singh Baghel

Reputation: 1133

Inside public folder create an assets folder and place image path accordingly.

<img className="img-fluid" 
     src={`${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/assets/images/uc-white.png`} 
     alt="logo"/>

Upvotes: 69

Kiszuriwalilibori

Reputation: 329

My answer is basically very similar to that of Rubzen. I use the image as the object value, btw. Two versions work for me:

{
"name": "Silver Card",
"logo": require('./golden-card.png'),

const goldenCard = require('./golden-card.png');
{ "name": "Silver Card",
"logo": goldenCard,

Without wrappers - but that is different application, too.

I have checked also "import" solution and in few cases it works (what is not surprising, that is applied in pattern App.js in React), but not in case as mine above.

Upvotes: 2

Abdul Moiz

Reputation: 317

the best way for import image is...

import React, { Component } from 'react';

// image import
import CartIcon from '../images/CartIcon.png';

 class App extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
     <div>
         //Call image in source like this
          <img src={CartIcon}/>
     </div>
    );
  }
}

Upvotes: 10

LOVENEET SINGH

Reputation: 193

import React from "react";   
import image from './img/one.jpg';

class Image extends React.Component{
  render(){
    return(
      <img className='profile-image' alt='icon' src={image}/>
   );
  }
}

export default Image

Upvotes: 1

Rubzen

Reputation: 21

I have used this way, and it works... I hope you useful.

const logofooter = require('../../project-files/images/logo.png');

 return(
 <div className="blockquote text-center">
            <img src={logofooter} width="100" height="80" />
 <div/>
);

Upvotes: 1

Emyboy

Reputation: 39

import image from './img/one.jpg';

class Icons extends React.Component{
    render(){
      return(
        <img className='profile-image' alt='icon' src={image}/>
    );
    }
}
export default Icons;

Upvotes: 1

Arslan shakoor

Reputation: 1415

The best way is to import the image first and then use it.

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import logo from '../logo.svg';
export default class Header extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <div className="row">
        <div className="logo">
          <img src={logo} width="100" height="50" />
        </div>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

Upvotes: 131

Shubham Khatri

Reputation: 281606

You need to wrap you image source path within {}

<img src={'path/to/one.jpeg'} />

You need to use require if using webpack

<img src={require('path/to/one.jpeg')} />

Upvotes: 25

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