Crop Images in CSS with object-fit and object-position


CSS object-fit and object-position property helps us crop images and specify how it is displayed in an element.

The syntax of CSS object-fit property is as follows −

Selector {
   object-fit: /*value*/
   object-position:/*value*/
}

Example

The following examples illustrate CSS object-fit property.

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
img {
   object-fit: cover;
}
img:last-of-type {
   object-fit: contain;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
cover
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611423837981- 2cba00ee7631?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=120&ixlib=rb1.2.1&q=80&w=120" width="200" height="250"/>
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611423837981- 2cba00ee7631?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=120&ixlib=rb1.2.1&q=80&w=120" width="200" height="250"/>
contain
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following result −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
div {
   border: 1px solid blue;
   width:100%;
   height:300px;
}
img {
   float:left;
   width:50%;
   height:100%;
   object-fit:cover;
   object-position: 20px -10px;
}
</style>
<body>
<div >
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611800065908-
233b597db552?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=350&ixlib=rb1.2.1&q=80&w=250" />
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1612626256634-
991e6e977fc1?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=350&ixlib=rb1.2.1&q=80&w=250"/>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following result −

Effect of resizing

Updated on: 13-Mar-2021

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