Image Optimization Quickstart

Next.js provides a built-in next/image component.

import Image from 'next/image';

This component takes the following required props:

• src: The URL of the image to be loaded
• alt: A short description of the image
• width: The width of the image
• height: The height of the image

When using local images you do not need to provide the width and height props. These values will be automatically determined based on the imported image.

The below example uses a remote image stored in a /public/images/ folder, and has the width and height props applied:

<Image
  src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627843240167-b1f9d28f732e"
  alt="Picture of a triangle"
  width={500}
  height={500}
/>

If there are some images that you wish to not optimize (for example, if the URL contains a token), you can use the unoptimized prop to disable image optimization on some or all of your images.

For more information on all props, caching behavior, and responsive images, visit the next/image documentation.

Push your changes and deploy your Next.js application to Vercel.

When deployed to Vercel, this component automatically optimizes your images on-demand and serves them from the Vercel Edge Network.