featured image

Primary visual highlight

A featured image is the primary visual associated with an article, blog post, or webpage—typically displayed prominently at the top and used as a thumbnail when the content is shared or listed elsewhere.

Content management systems like WordPress use this term for the designated image that represents a post: I need to set a featured image before publishing.

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Categories
Opposites
visual prominence/hierarchy

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Concealed visual within another

body image · imageless · unillustrated · background image · plain text

visibility/display status

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Concealed visual within another

placeholder image

image function

featured imagestock photo

Pre-made licensable photograph

attachment · figure

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G