IMAGE Function in Excel: Put a Picture Inside a Cell

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

LookupLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 365 / 2021+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

IMAGE shows an image from a web address inside a cell — product catalogues that sort and filter with their pictures.

Syntax

=IMAGE(source, [alt_text], [sizing], [height], [width])
Argument What it means
source An https URL to a picture.

Examples

Example 1

=IMAGE(D2, B2)

Product photo from a URL column, with the name as alt text.

HYPERLINK · XLOOKUP

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