---
title: "<NuxtPicture>"
description: "Nuxt provides a <NuxtPicture> component to handle automatic image optimization."
links:
  - label: Source
    icon: i-simple-icons-github
    to: https://github.com/nuxt/image/blob/main/src/runtime/components/nuxt-picture.ts
    size: xs
---

`<NuxtPicture>` is a drop-in replacement for the native `<picture>` tag.

Usage of `<NuxtPicture>` is almost identical to [`<NuxtImg>`](/docs/api/components/nuxt-img) but it also allows serving modern formats like `webp` when possible.

Learn more about the [`<picture>` tag on MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/picture).

## Setup

In order to use `<NuxtPicture>` you should install and enable the Nuxt Image module:

```bash [Terminal]
npx nuxi@latest module add image
```

::read-more{to="https://image.nuxt.com/usage/nuxt-picture" target="_blank"}
Read more about the `<NuxtPicture>` component.
::