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2026

SwiftUI: images

By Flavio Copes

Learn how to display an image in SwiftUI with the Image view, from loading an asset or a system image to modifiers like resizable, frame, and clipShape.

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You can display an image in a SwiftUI view by using the Image view.

First you need to add the image to a new image set in your Assets.xcassets file in the Xcode project navigator.

Xcode interface showing Assets.xcassets with Avatar image being added to image set

Then you can add the image to your ContentView like this:

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        Image("Avatar")
    }
}

iPhone simulator displaying pixelated avatar image rendered by SwiftUI Image view

You can also use Image to show a system image, using the format Image(systemName:):

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        Image(systemName: "house")
    }
}

iPhone simulator showing small house system icon displayed using Image systemName

The Image view has a set of modifiers you can use, including:

Example:

iPhone simulator displaying larger house icon with resizable and frame modifiers applied

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