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Image

A SwiftUI Image component for displaying SF Symbols.

iOS

tvOS

Included in Expo Go

GitHub

npm

Changelog

For cross-platform usage, see the universal Icon — it renders the appropriate native component per platform.

Expo UI Image displays SF Symbols using the SwiftUI Image API. SF Symbols are a library of configurable symbols provided by Apple.

Installation

Terminal

- npx expo install @expo/ui

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.

Usage

Basic SF Symbol

BasicImageExample.tsx

import { Host, Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function BasicImageExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Image systemName="star.fill" />
    </Host>
  );
}

With size and color

ImageSizeColorExample.tsx

import { Host, HStack, Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function ImageSizeColorExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <HStack spacing={16}>
        <Image systemName="heart.fill" size={24} color="red" />
        <Image systemName="star.fill" size={32} color="orange" />
        <Image systemName="bell.fill" size={40} color="blue" />
      </HStack>
    </Host>
  );
}

With variable value

Some SF Symbols alter their appearance based on a variable value. Use the variableValue prop with a value between 0.0 and 1.0 to control the rendered symbol. Requires iOS 16.0+ and SF Symbols 4.0+.

ImageVariableExample.tsx

import { Host, HStack, Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function ImageVariableExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <HStack spacing={16}>
        <Image systemName="chart.bar.fill" size={32} variableValue={0.3} />
        <Image systemName="chart.bar.fill" size={32} variableValue={0.6} />
        <Image systemName="chart.bar.fill" size={32} variableValue={1.0} />
      </HStack>
    </Host>
  );
}

With symbol effect

Apply an SF Symbol effect to animate the symbol by passing a symbolEffect modifier from @expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers. This effect runs continuously by default. You can also pass value for a discrete trigger that fires once per change, or isActive for a boolean toggle that runs the effect while true. Requires iOS 17.0 and later.

ImageSymbolEffectExample.tsx

import { Host, Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
import { symbolEffect } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers';

export default function ImageSymbolEffectExample() {
  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Image
        systemName="wifi"
        size={48}
        color="blue"
        modifiers={[
          symbolEffect({
            effect: 'variableColor',
            fillStyle: 'iterative',
            playbackStyle: 'reversing',
          }),
        ]}
      />
    </Host>
  );
}

The following example uses value to play bounce on each button press. Write to state.value from a worklet (or via scheduleOnUI) to trigger the effect.

ImageSymbolEffectValueExample.tsx

import { Button, Host, Image, useNativeState, VStack } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
import { symbolEffect } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers';
import { scheduleOnUI } from 'react-native-worklets';

export default function ImageSymbolEffectValueExample() {
  const trigger = useNativeState(0);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <VStack spacing={16}>
        <Image
          systemName="bell.fill"
          size={48}
          color="orange"
          modifiers={[symbolEffect({ effect: 'bounce', direction: 'up' }, { value: trigger })]}
        />
        <Button
          label="Bounce"
          onPress={() =>
            scheduleOnUI(() => {
              'worklet';
              trigger.value = trigger.value + 1;
            })
          }
        />
      </VStack>
    </Host>
  );
}

The following example uses isActive to toggle a continuous breathe animation.

ImageSymbolEffectIsActiveExample.tsx

import { Host, Image, SyncToggle, useNativeState, VStack } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
import { symbolEffect } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers';

export default function ImageSymbolEffectIsActiveExample() {
  const isActive = useNativeState(true);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <VStack spacing={16}>
        <Image
          systemName="cloud.fill"
          size={48}
          color="cyan"
          modifiers={[symbolEffect({ effect: 'breathe' }, { isActive })]}
        />
        <SyncToggle label="Breathe" isOn={isActive} />
      </VStack>
    </Host>
  );
}

API

import { Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

The variable value that alters the symbol's appearance. A number between 0.0 and 1.0. Only works with SF Symbols that support variable values (SF Symbols 4.0+).

Inherited Props

CommonViewModifierProps