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---
name: Thumbnail
category: Images and icons
platforms:
- android
- ios
- web
keywords:
- photo
- picture
- image
- small thumbnail
- medium thumbnail
- large thumbnail
- image preview
- android
- ios
---
# Thumbnail
Use thumbnails as a visual anchor and identifier for an object. They should be used along with text to provide context.
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## Best practices
On web, thumbnails should:
- Be one of 3 sizes:
- Small (40 × 40 px): use when the medium size is too large for the layout, or when the thumbnail has less importance.
- Medium (60 × 60 px): use as the default size.
- Large (80 × 80 px): use when an thumbnail is a major focal point. Avoid this size in lists of like items.
On Android and iOS, thumbnails should:
- Be one of 2 sizes:
- Default (40 × 40): use as the default size.
- Large (72 × 72): use when an thumbnail is a major focal point. Avoid this size in lists of like items.
---
## Content guidelines
Any time you use an image to communicate a concept on Shopify, it’s important to use descriptive [alt text](/content/alternative-text). Doing this is important for [accessibility](/patterns-and-guides/accessibility) because it allows screen readers to describe what’s in the image to people who may not be able to see it.
For thumbnails, we recommend using a format that describes what will show in the image:
- On web, `alt="Photo of {product}"`. For example, “Photo of black t-shirt with cartoon tiger”.
- On web, an empty `alt=""` attribute ignores the image in assistive technologies such as screen readers, and may be used on decorative thumbnails.
- On iOS, `imageView.accessibilityLabel = "Photo of {product}"`. For example, “Photo of black t-shirt with cartoon tiger”.
- On Android, `android:contentDescription="Photo of {product}"`. For example, “Photo of black t-shirt with cartoon tiger”.
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## Examples
### Default thumbnail
Use as the default size.
```jsx
<Thumbnail
source="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/black-leather-choker-necklace_373x@2x.jpg"
alt="Black choker necklace"
/>
```
<!-- content-for: android -->

<!-- /content-for -->
<!-- content-for: ios -->

<!-- /content-for -->
### Small thumbnail
<!-- example-for: web -->
Use when the default size is too large for the layout, or when the thumbnail has less importance.
```jsx
<Thumbnail
source="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/black-leather-choker-necklace_373x@2x.jpg"
size="small"
alt="Black choker necklace"
/>
```
### Large thumbnail
Use when a thumbnail is a major focal point. Avoid this size in lists of like items.
```jsx
<Thumbnail
source="https://burst.shopifycdn.com/photos/black-leather-choker-necklace_373x@2x.jpg"
size="large"
alt="Black choker necklace"
/>
```
<!-- content-for: android -->

<!-- /content-for -->
<!-- content-for: ios -->

<!-- /content-for -->
---
## Related components
- To present a thumbnail representation of an individual or business in the interface, [use the avatar component](/components/images-and-icons/avatar)