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Image

The image class sets the width or max-width properties of an image. It controls how big the image is. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style 
img-full
 
width: 100%;
 
img-responsive
 
max-width: 100%;

Examples

Full
img-full

A horizontal banner with purple flowers.
This image takes up 100% of the available width.
<figure>
  <img src="/images/common/css-shortcuts/image-example.png" alt="A horizontal banner with purple flowers." class="img-full" />
  <figcaption>
    This image takes up 100% of the available width.
  </figcaption>
</figure>

Responsive
img-responsive

A horizontal banner with purple flowers.
This image scales with its parent element.
<figure class="container-md">
  <img src="/images/common/css-shortcuts/image-example.png" alt="A horizontal banner with purple flowers." class="img-responsive" />
  <figcaption>
    This image scales with its parent element.
  </figcaption>
</figure>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:img-responsive ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. 2025-10-01