Object Fit – Tailwind CSS

Utilities for controlling how a replaced element’s content should be resized.

Basic usage

Resizing to cover a container

Resize an element’s content to cover its container using .object-cover.

<

div

class

=

"

bg-indigo-300 ...

"

>

<

img

class

=

"

object-cover

h-48 w-96 ...

"

>

</

div

>

Containing an element

Resize an element’s content to stay contained within its container using .object-contain.

<

div

class

=

"

bg-purple-300 ...

"

>

<

img

class

=

"

object-contain

h-48 w-96 ...

"

>

</

div

>

Stretching to fit a container

Stretch an element’s content to fit its container using .object-fill.

<

div

class

=

"

bg-sky-300 ...

"

>

<

img

class

=

"

object-fill

h-48 w-96 ...

"

>

</

div

>

Scaling down if too large

Display an element’s content at its original size but scale it down to fit its container if necessary using .object-scale-down.

<

div

class

=

"

bg-cyan-300

"

>

<

img

class

=

"

object-scale-down

h-48 w-96 ...

"

>

</

div

>

Using an element’s original size

Display an element’s content at its original size ignoring the container size using .object-none.

<

div

class

=

"

bg-yellow-300

"

>

<

img

class

=

"

object-none

h-48 w-96 ...

"

>

</

div

>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover : object-scale-down to only apply the object-scale-down utility on hover .

<

img

class

=

"

object-contain

hover:object-scale-down

"

>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md: object-scale-down to apply the object-scale-down utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<

img

class

=

"

object-contain

md:object-scale-down

"

>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.