react-responsive-picture

react-responsive-picture

A future-proof responsive image component that supports latest <picture> specification. Uses picturefill for backward compatibility from IE9+.

Installation

npm install react-responsive-picture || yarn add react-responsive-picture

How to use

Code

import { Picture } from 'react-responsive-picture';

class App extends Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Picture
                sources = {[
                    {
                        srcSet: "path-to-mobile-image.jpg, [e-mail] 2x",
                        media: "(max-width: 420px)",
                    },
                    {
                        srcSet: "path-to-desktop-image.jpg 1x, [e-mail] 2x",
                    },
                    {
                        srcSet: "path-to-desktop-image.webp",
                        type: "image/webp"
                    }
                ]}
            />
        );
    };
}

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Definition
sources	array		The array of source objects. Check Sources section for more information.
src	string	(transparent pixel)	Source for standalone/fallback image. To prevent issues in some browsers, by default src is set to a 1x1 transparent pixel data image.
sizes	string		Sizes attribute to be used with src for determing best image for user's viewport.
alt	string		Alternative text for image
className	string		Any additional CSS classes you might want to use to style the image
style	object || array		Any additional styles you might want to send to the wrapper. Uses glamor to process it so you can send either objects or arrays.

Examples

Simple image

Normal <img> like behaviour. The same image is displayed on every device/viewport.

<Picture src="path-to-image.jpg" />

will render:

<img srcset="path-to-image.jpg" />

Image with different resolutions

Different images for specific devices (usually retina).

<Picture src="[e-mail] 2x, path-to-image.png 1x" />

will render:

<img srcset="[e-mail] 2x, path-to-image.png 1x" />

Image with sizes

When you want to let the browser determine the best image for user's current viewport. More information about size attribute on this great blog post.

<Picture
    src="large.jpg 1024w, medium.jpg 640w, small.jpg 320w"
    sizes="(min-width: 36em) 33.3vw, 100vw"
/>

will render:

<img srcset="large.jpg 1024w, medium.jpg 640w, small.jpg 320w" sizes="(min-width: 36em) 33.3vw, 100vw" />

Image with art direction

When you want to explicitly control which image is displayed at specific viewport sizes.

<Picture
    sources = {[
        {
            srcSet: "path-to-mobile-image.jpg, [e-mail] 2x",
            media: "(max-width: 420px)",
        },
        {
            srcSet: "path-to-desktop-image.jpg 1x, [e-mail] 2x",
        },
        {
            srcSet: "path-to-desktop-image.webp",
            type: "image/webp"
        }
    ]}
/>

will render:

<picture>
    <source srcset="path-to-mobile-image.jpg, [e-mail] 2x" media="(max-width: 420px)">
    <source srcset="path-to-desktop-image.jpg 1x, [e-mail] 2x">
    <source srcset="path-to-desktop-image.webp" type="image/webp">
    <img srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" />
</picture>

The sources prop is where you can determine the behaviour of the <Picture> component and which images will show for the specific screens.

For each source you can send an object containing srcSet, media and type although the last two are optional.

Utilities

There's also a <FullsizePicture> component that you can use to display full-size images using the same benefits of <Picture> for art direction.

<div style={{ height: 200 }}>
    <FullsizePicture
        sources = {[
            {
                srcSet: "path-to-mobile-image.jpg, [e-mail] 2x",
                media: "(max-width: 420px)",
            },
            {
                srcSet: "path-to-desktop-image.jpg 1x, [e-mail] 2x",
            },
        ]}
    />
</div>

It will automatically fill the entire parent element maintaining the original image ratio. Please note that the parent element needs to have a defined height as you would expect for any background image as well.

Contributing

Please follow our contributing guidelines.

License

MIT