## Image An image. [![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/120/120/1*TD1P0HtIH9zF0UEH28zYtw.png)](https://storybook.grommet.io/?selectedKind=Image&full=0&addons=0&stories=1&panelRight=0) [![](https://codesandbox.io/static/img/play-codesandbox.svg)](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/grommet/grommet-sandbox?initialpath=image&module=%2Fsrc%2FImage.js) ## Usage ```javascript import { Image } from 'grommet'; ``` ## Properties **a11yTitle** Custom title to be used by screen readers. ``` string ``` **alignSelf** How to align along the cross axis when contained in a Box or along the column axis when contained in a Grid. ``` start center end stretch ``` **gridArea** The name of the area to place this inside a parent Grid. ``` string ``` **margin** The amount of margin around the component. An object can be specified to distinguish horizontal margin, vertical margin, and margin on a particular side. ``` none xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge { bottom: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string, horizontal: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string, left: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string, right: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string, top: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string, vertical: xxsmall xsmall small medium large xlarge string } string ``` **fit** How the image fills its container. ``` cover contain ``` **fallback** Specifies the URL of the fallback image used when src is failing to load ``` string ``` **opacity** Transparency of the image. ``` weak medium strong string boolean ``` ## Intrinsic element ``` img ``` ## Theme **global.opacity.medium** The value used when opacity is set to true. Expects `number`. Defaults to ``` 0.4 ``` **image.extend** Any additional style for the Image. Expects `string | (props) => {}`. Defaults to ``` undefined ```