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CSS Styling Images

Learn how to style images using CSS.

Rounded Images

Formula

You can use the border - radius property to create rounded images:

Example

Rounded Image:

img {
border-radius: 8px;
}

Example

Circled Image:

img {
border-radius: 50%;
}

Tip:

Look at the

CSS Image Shapes chapter to learn how to shape (clip) images to circles, ellipses and polygons.

Thumbnail Images

Use the border property to create thumbnail images:

Example img {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
border-radius: 4px;
padding: 5px;
width: 150px;
}

Thumbnail image as a link:

Example img {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
border-radius: 4px;
padding: 5px;
width: 150px;
}
img:hover {

Formula

box - shadow: 0 0
2px 1px rgba(0, 140, 186, 0.5);
}

Responsive Images

Responsive images will automatically adjust to fit the size of the screen. Resize the browser window to see the effect: If you want an image to scale down if it has to, but never scale up to be larger than its original size, add the following:

Example img {
max-width: 100%;

height:

auto;
}

Tip:

Read more about Responsive Web Design in our CSS RWD Tutorial.

Formula

Polaroid Images / Cards

Cinque Terre

Northern Lights

Example div.polaroid {
width: 80%;
background-color: white;

Formula

box - shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,
0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);
}
img {width: 100%}
div.container {
text-align: center;
padding: 10px 20px;
}

Responsive Image Gallery

CSS can be used to create responsive image galleries. This example use media queries to re-arrange the images on different screen sizes. Resize the browser window to see the effect:

Cinque Terre

Green Forest

Northern Lights

Mountains

Example

@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
div.gallery-item {
width: calc(50% - 20px);
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
div.gallery-item {
width: calc(100% - 20px);
}
}

Tip:

Read more about Responsive Web Design in our CSS RWD Tutorial.

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