Adding images to your post will help you catch the reader's attention more easily.
Add an image
- On your post, go to a new line and click the button on the left to expand the menu
- Click the Camera button to upload an image from your desktop.
Click the Magnifying glass button to insert an image directly from Unsplash.
Tip! You can also drag and drop single or multiple images into Medium posts or copy/paste single images into a post.
- While editing a post, tap the Image button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap Take photo to take a photo and upload it directly to your post.
Tap Choose from library to upload an image from your device.
Tip! You can also select multiple images in the order you'd like them to appear on your post to create an image grid.
- While editing a post, tap the Image button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap Take photo to take a photo and upload it directly to your post.
Tap Choose from gallery to upload an image from your device.
Tip! You can also select multiple images in the order you'd like them to appear on your post to create an image grid.
Note: The editor supports images up to 25MB in the .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF, and .PNG formats.
Delete an image
- Click on the image you want to delete for the green border to show up.
- Press Delete on your keyboard (Backspace if you're on Windows.)
- Tap the image you want to delete for the green border to show up.
- Tap the X button in the top-right corner of the image.
- Tap the image you want to delete for the green border to show up.
- Tap the X button in the top-right corner of the image.
Preferred image sizes
While images in Medium posts will appear differently whether viewed on web, mobile web, iOS and Android apps, below are some guidelines for image dimensions in posts.
Full column-width images: 1400 px
Out-set images: 2040 px
Screen-width images: 2500 px
Image placement
Depending on the size of your image, you'll be able to test out different placement options from the toolbar.
Note: Your image needs to be at least 1000 px wide for all four placement options to show up.
Captions
To add a caption to an image, click to select the image. Start typing your caption and it will appear beneath the image.
Grids
To upload multiple images on Medium, drag and drop a group of images or upload multiple selected images. A grid will be automatically generated for your multiple images, with each in alphabetical order of their file names. You can drag and drop your images around your post to reorder them. Once you publish, readers will be able to click on each image independently to view a larger version.
Image links
To make an image in your story a clickable link, click on it, giving it a green border, and then press Ctrl + K / Cmd + K.