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mui-image

The only Material UI image component to satisfy the Material Design guidelines for loading images.

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If you're already using Material UI v5, why not display your images according to the Material guidelines too?

Illustrations and photographs may load and transition in three phases at staggered durations, rather than relying on opacity changes alone.

Visualize the image fading in, like a print during the photo development process.

- Material guidelines

1. Install

npm i mui-image

or

yarn add mui-image

Using TypeScript? Also add @types/mui-image 🥳

2. Use

import Image from 'mui-image'

// or

import { Image } from 'mui-image'

// then

<Image src="my-image.png" />

3. Profit 💰

Note: Profits not guaranteed and Material UI v5 is a peer dependency. If you need to support legacy versions of Material UI, use material-ui-image instead. See the comparison chart below for more.

Usage Examples

You can use mui-image like a regular image.

<Image src="my-image.png" />

Except... it will fade and animate in as the Material guidelines recommend. 🤯

Add a height and/or width to reserve space on the page for the image and avoid uncomforable content shifts as your picture loads. They both default to 100% of the parent you place them in and accept any valid CSS property. Numbers are converted to pixels.

<Image src="my-image.png" width={500} />
<Image src="my-image.png" height="90vh" />

Apply the showLoading prop to add a progress indicator to let your fans know something amazing is coming. You can use the default Material UI indicator or bring your own. 😎

<Image src="my-image.png" showLoading />
<Image src="my-image.bmp" showLoading={<MyCustomSpinner />} />

If you want the image to fail silently you can disable the errorIcon, or you can add your own to suit your brand.

<Image src="my-cats.png" errorIcon={null} />
<Image src="my-dogs.png" errorIcon={<MyErrorIcon />} />

If you want to disobey Google 😵 then you can customise the animation and speed via the duration and easing props to any valid CSS property. Duration is always milliseconds.

<Image src="my-fish.png" duration={325} />
<Image src="my-bird.jpg" easing="ease-in-out" />

To add that extra bit of spice 🌶 you can do exactly what Google suggests and apply a small position shift to images as they appear. The direction, distance, and duration (in milliseconds) are up to you.

<Image src="my-lawd.png" shift="left" />
<Image src="my-gawd.jpg" shift="bottom" distance={300} />
<Image src="my-gosh.gif" shift="top" distance="2rem" shiftDuration={320} />

And of course, you can style mui-image like you would a regular image... but with the addition of the Material UI v5 sx prop and all the benefits it brings. 😏

<Image src="my-self.jpeg" style={{ borderRadius: 16 }} />
<Image src="my-wife.webp" className="custom-class" />
<Image src="my-exgf.tiff" sx={{ display: { sm: 'none', lg: 'inline' }}} />

If you want to get fancy 💃 you can also add inline styles and additional className's to the root wrapper div and loading/error icon wrapper div, or just target their default className's. This allows for complete customisation of every aspect of the component.

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Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
alt	string	""	image alt tag value
bgColor	string	"inherit"	the color the image transitions in from
className	string	"mui-image-img"	CSS class for the image
distance	string / number	100	any valid CSS length value (for the shift)
duration	number	3000	sets the CSS transition-duration in milliseconds
easing	string	cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.6, 1)	sets the CSS transition-timing-function
errorIcon	boolean / node	true	display default error icon, or your own
fit	string	"contain"	any valid CSS object-fit value
height	number / string	"100%"	any valid CSS height value
iconWrapperClassName	string	"mui-image-iconWrapper"	CSS class for the icon wrapper div
iconWrapperStyle	object		inline styles for the icon wrapper div
position	string	"relative"	any valid CSS position value
shift	boolean / string	false	either "left", "right", "top", "bottom", null, or false
shiftDuration	number	duration * 0.3	duration of shift in milliseconds
showLoading	boolean / node	false	display default loading spinner, or your own
src *	string		image src tag... required
style	object		inline styles for the image
width	number / string	"100%"	any valid CSS width value
wrapperClassName	string	"mui-image-wrapper"	CSS class for the root wrapper div
wrapperStyle	object		inline styles for the root wrapper div

* required prop

Any other props (eg. sx, onLoad) are passed directly to the native img element.

Material guidelines for loading images

✅ Fade-in

Visualize the image fading in, like a print during the photo development process.

✅ Opacity, exposure, and saturation recommendations

Images should begin loading with low contrast levels and desaturated color. Once image opacity reaches 100%, display the image with full-color saturation.

✅ Duration

A longer duration is recommended for loading images, and a shorter duration is recommended for transitions.

✅ Animation

Add a small position shift to loading images.

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Comparison with similar components

Feature	mui-image	material-ui-image
Size (minzipped)
Supports MUI v5	✅	❌
Fade-in	✅	✅
Progressive level adjustments	✅	❌
Suggested duration	✅	✅
Optional shift animation	✅	❌
Supports legacy MUI versions	❌	✅

License

© benmneb

ISC License

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.