---
title: Media Object
subtitle: "The famous <strong>media object</strong> prevalent in social media interfaces, but useful in any context"
layout: documentation
doc-tab: layout
doc-subtab: media-object
breadcrumb:
- home
- documentation
- layout
- layout-media
---

{% capture media_example %}
<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64">
      <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/128x128.png">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        <strong>John Smith</strong> <small>@johnsmith</small> <small>31m</small>
        <br>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ornare magna eros, eu pellentesque tortor vestibulum ut. Maecenas non massa sem. Etiam finibus odio quis feugiat facilisis.
      </p>
    </div>
    <nav class="level is-mobile">
      <div class="level-left">
        <a class="level-item">
          <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-reply"></i></span>
        </a>
        <a class="level-item">
          <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-retweet"></i></span>
        </a>
        <a class="level-item">
          <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-heart"></i></span>
        </a>
      </div>
    </nav>
  </div>
  <div class="media-right">
    <button class="delete"></button>
  </div>
</article>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture media_bis_example %}
<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64">
      <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/128x128.png">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="field">
      <p class="control">
        <textarea class="textarea" placeholder="Add a comment..."></textarea>
      </p>
    </div>
    <nav class="level">
      <div class="level-left">
        <div class="level-item">
          <a class="button is-info">Submit</a>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="level-right">
        <div class="level-item">
          <label class="checkbox">
            <input type="checkbox"> Press enter to submit
          </label>
        </div>
      </div>
    </nav>
  </div>
</article>
{% endcapture %}
{% capture media_nested_example %}
<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64">
      <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/128x128.png">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        <strong>Barbara Middleton</strong>
        <br>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis porta eros lacus, nec ultricies elit blandit non. Suspendisse pellentesque mauris sit amet dolor blandit rutrum. Nunc in tempus turpis.
        <br>
        <small><a>Like</a> · <a>Reply</a> · 3 hrs</small>
      </p>
    </div>

    <article class="media">
      <figure class="media-left">
        <p class="image is-48x48">
          <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/96x96.png">
        </p>
      </figure>
      <div class="media-content">
        <div class="content">
          <p>
            <strong>Sean Brown</strong>
            <br>
            Donec sollicitudin urna eget eros malesuada sagittis. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Aliquam blandit nisl a nulla sagittis, a lobortis leo feugiat.
            <br>
            <small><a>Like</a> · <a>Reply</a> · 2 hrs</small>
          </p>
        </div>

        <article class="media">
          Vivamus quis semper metus, non tincidunt dolor. Vivamus in mi eu lorem cursus ullamcorper sit amet nec massa.
        </article>

        <article class="media">
          Morbi vitae diam et purus tincidunt porttitor vel vitae augue. Praesent malesuada metus sed pharetra euismod. Cras tellus odio, tincidunt iaculis diam non, porta aliquet tortor.
        </article>
      </div>
    </article>

    <article class="media">
      <figure class="media-left">
        <p class="image is-48x48">
          <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/96x96.png">
        </p>
      </figure>
      <div class="media-content">
        <div class="content">
          <p>
            <strong>Kayli Eunice </strong>
            <br>
            Sed convallis scelerisque mauris, non pulvinar nunc mattis vel. Maecenas varius felis sit amet magna vestibulum euismod malesuada cursus libero. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Phasellus lacinia non nisl id feugiat.
            <br>
            <small><a>Like</a> · <a>Reply</a> · 2 hrs</small>
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </article>
  </div>
</article>
<article class="media">
  <figure class="media-left">
    <p class="image is-64x64">
      <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/128x128.png">
    </p>
  </figure>
  <div class="media-content">
    <div class="field">
      <p class="control">
        <textarea class="textarea" placeholder="Add a comment..."></textarea>
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="field">
      <p class="control">
        <button class="button">Post comment</button>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</article>
{% endcapture %}

<div class="content">
  <p>The <a href="http://www.stubbornella.org/content/2010/06/25/the-media-object-saves-hundreds-of-lines-of-code">media object</a> is a UI element perfect for repeatable and nestable content.</p>
</div>

<div class="bd-structure">
  <article class="media">
    <figure class="media-left bd-structure-item" title="media-left">
      <p class="image is-64x64">
        <img src="{{site.url}}/images/placeholders/128x128.png">
      </p>
    </figure>
    <div class="media-content bd-structure-item bd-is-structure-right" title="media-content">
      <div class="content">
        <p>
          <strong>John Smith</strong> <small>@johnsmith</small> <small>31m</small>
          <br>
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ornare magna eros, eu pellentesque tortor vestibulum ut. Maecenas non massa sem. Etiam finibus odio quis feugiat facilisis.
        </p>
      </div>
      <nav class="level">
        <div class="level-left">
          <a class="level-item">
            <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-reply"></i></span>
          </a>
          <a class="level-item">
            <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-retweet"></i></span>
          </a>
          <a class="level-item">
            <span class="icon is-small"><i class="fas fa-heart"></i></span>
          </a>
        </div>
      </nav>
    </div>
    <div class="media-right bd-structure-item" title="media-right">
      <button class="delete"></button>
    </div>
  </article>
</div>

{% include snippet.html content=media_example horizontal=true more=true %}

<div class="content">
  <p>You can include <em>any</em> other Bulma element, like inputs, textareas, icons, buttons... or even a <strong>nav bar</strong>.</p>
</div>

{% include snippet.html content=media_bis_example horizontal=true more=true %}

{% include anchor.html name="Nesting" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>You can nest media objects up to <strong>3 levels</strong> deep.</p>
</div>

{% include snippet.html content=media_nested_example horizontal=true more=true %}