content/snippets/css/s/fit-image-in-container.md
---
title: Fit image in container
type: snippet
language: css
tags: [layout,visual]
cover: succulent-3
excerpt: Fits an positions an image appropriately inside its container while preserving its aspect ratio.
listed: true
dateModified: 2020-12-30
---
Fits an positions an image appropriately inside its container while preserving its aspect ratio.
- Use `object-fit: contain` to fit the entire image within the container while preserving its aspect ratio.
- Use `object-fit: cover` to fill the container with the image while preserving its aspect ratio.
- Use `object-position: center` to position the image at the center of the container.
```html
<img class="image image-contain" src="https://picsum.photos/600/200" />
<img class="image image-cover" src="https://picsum.photos/600/200" />
```
```css
.image {
background: #34495e;
border: 1px solid #34495e;
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
}
.image-contain {
object-fit: contain;
object-position: center;
}
.image-cover {
object-fit: cover;
object-position: right top;
}
```