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Example 3: Add a Cover Image

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This article is translated from the Chinese original.

Adding a cover image

In the front matter (the section wrapped in --- at the top), add a coverImage property and set the image path and description.

---
title: "Example 3: Add a Cover Image"
description: "An example showing how to add a cover image"
publishDate: "1998-07-28"
coverImage:
src: "./cover.png"
alt: "Cover image"
tags: ["Example"]
ogImage: "/social-card.avif"
---

Path

Place the image in the same folder as the article.

Import the image with ./cover.png.

It works the same way inside the article body.

For example:

![](./cover.png)

It will display as:

Astro build wallpaper