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Tiles

Use the tiles component to display visual previews with image thumbnails, titles, and descriptions in a responsive grid layout for your docs.

Use tiles to create visual showcase elements with a patterned background, title, and description. Tiles are ideal for displaying component previews, feature highlights, or navigation items in a grid layout.

Tile preview placeholder
Tile title

Short description

Tile example
<Tile href="/your-link" title="Tile title" description="Short description">
  <img src="/images/your-preview-light.svg" alt="Tile preview" className="block dark:hidden" />
  <img src="/images/your-preview-dark.svg" alt="Tile preview (dark mode)" className="hidden dark:block" />
</Tile>

Tiles can contain any image, SVG, or other React node that you want to display in the preview area. Provide separate light and dark mode assets using the block dark:hidden and hidden dark:block utility classes so the preview matches the active theme.

The tile preview area is a fixed-height, responsive container.

  • Aspect ratio: Use a 16:9 or 4:3 landscape ratio.
  • Dimensions: Design for at least 800×450 pixels.
  • Format: Prefer SVG for illustrations, UI mockups, and diagrams. Use WebP or PNG for photographs and screenshots.
  • File size: Keep each asset under 200 KB to preserve page load performance, especially in multi-tile grids.
  • Padding: Include any surrounding padding in the asset. The tile does not add internal margin around the child image.

Grid layout

Combine tiles with the columns component to create a responsive grid of visual previews.

Grid layout example
<Columns cols={3}>
  <Tile href="/link-one" title="Tile one" description="Short description">
    <img src="/images/preview-one-light.svg" alt="Tile preview" className="block dark:hidden" />
    <img src="/images/preview-one-dark.svg" alt="Tile preview (dark mode)" className="hidden dark:block" />
  </Tile>
  <Tile href="/link-two" title="Tile two" description="Short description">
    <img src="/images/preview-two-light.svg" alt="Tile preview" className="block dark:hidden" />
    <img src="/images/preview-two-dark.svg" alt="Tile preview (dark mode)" className="hidden dark:block" />
  </Tile>
  <Tile href="/link-three" title="Tile three" description="Short description">
    <img src="/images/preview-three-light.svg" alt="Tile preview" className="block dark:hidden" />
    <img src="/images/preview-three-dark.svg" alt="Tile preview (dark mode)" className="hidden dark:block" />
  </Tile>
</Columns>

Properties

hrefstringrequired

URL to navigate to when users click the tile.

titlestring

The title displayed below the tile preview. Supports inline Markdown formatting, such as **bold**, _italic_, and `code`.

descriptionstring

A short description displayed below the title.

childrenReact.ReactNoderequired

Content displayed inside the tile preview area, typically images or SVGs.

classNamestring

Additional CSS classes to apply to the tile.

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