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Picture card

The picture card allows you to set an image to use for navigation to various paths in your interface or to perform an action.

Screenshot of the picture card Screenshot of the picture card.

Adding a picture card to your dashboard

  1. To add a card, follow steps 1-4 on adding a card from a view.

    • In step 2, on the By card tab, select picture card.

  2. Add a picture:

    • Upload picture lets you pick an image from the system used to show your Home Assistant UI.
    • Local path lets you pick an image stored on Home Assistant. For example: /homeassistant/images/lights_view_background_image.jpg.
    • web URL let you use an image from the web. For example https://www.home-assistant.io/images/frontpage/assist_wake_word.png.

  3. Define the parameters that are specific to the picture card.

    • For a description of the specific settings, refer to the description under YAML configuration.
    • They also apply to the UI.

  4. Save your changes.

YAML configuration

The following YAML options are available when you use YAML mode or just prefer to use YAML in the code editor in the UI.

Configuration Variables

Looking for your configuration file?
type string Required

picture

image string Required

The URL of an image. When you want to store images in your Home Assistant installation use the hosting files documentation. After storing your files, use the /local path, for example, /local/filename.jpg.

image_entity string (Optional)

Image or person entity to display.

alt_text string (Optional)

Alternative text for the image. This is necessary for users of assistive technology. The W3C images tutorial provides simple guidance for writing alternative text.

theme string (Optional)

Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.

tap_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card tap. See action documentation.

hold_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card tap and hold. See action documentation.

double_tap_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card double tap. See action documentation.

Examples

Navigate to another view:

type: picture
image: /local/home.jpg
tap_action:
  action: navigate
  navigation_path: /lovelace/home

Check the views setup on how to setup custom IDs.

Toggle entity using an action:

type: picture
image: /local/light.png
tap_action:
  action: perform-action
  perform_action: light.toggle
  data:
    entity_id: light.ceiling_lights

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