Image Block

An image referenced by an ipfs:// link, with a caption in the text field and an optional display width.

Seed Hypermedia

15 October 2026, 22:48

Seed Hypermedia

15 October 2026, 22:48

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Extends

The block's permanent identity inside its document.

inherited

revision

Output only: CID of the last Change that modified this block.

optional · inherited

type

Block type tag, always `Image`.

Image

optional

text

Caption shown with the image.

optional

annotations

Inline formatting, links and mentions over the caption.

optional

link

The image file, normally an `ipfs://<cid>` URL.

attributes

Image settings and parent-layout attributes.

optional

childrenType How this block lays out its children — a children type such as `Unordered` or `Grid`.		optional
columnCount Number of columns the children occupy when `childrenType` is `Grid`.		optional
textAlignment Horizontal alignment of the block's text — a text alignment such as `center`; omitted for the default `left`.		optional
width Display width in pixels.		optional
name Original file name of the image.		optional

other fields:

An image block shows an image. link is required and is normally an ipfs://<cid> file that the daemon serves at /ipfs/<cid>. text and annotations are the caption. Attributes: width (display width in pixels), name (the original file name), and the parent-layout pair childrenType and columnCount. Listings also use a document's first image block as a fallback cover.

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