thumbnail
Clickable image miniature
A thumbnail is a small image serving as a preview of a larger one—the term comes from its roughly fingernail-sized scale.
On websites and apps, thumbnails let users scan many images quickly before clicking to enlarge: The video's thumbnail caught my eye.
As an adjective, thumbnail means brief or compressed: a thumbnail sketch, a thumbnail biography.
Advance showing sample
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- avatarDigital user representation
placeholder · loading · clickable · hover · mosaic · filmstrip · contact sheet · lightbox
Hasty informal drawing
summary · impression · overview · snapshot · précis · synopsis · shorthand · draft
Reduced-scale representation
- tinyExtremely small in size
- small-scaleLimited in size or scope
- reducedMade less in amount
- compactTightly packed together
pocket-sized · diminutive · minuscule · scaled-down · shrunken · pint-sized · little · wee
preview
Advance showing sample
avatar · placeholder · loading · clickable · hover · mosaic · filmstrip · contact sheet · lightbox · carousel
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
outline · summary · impression · overview · snapshot · précis · synopsis · shorthand · draft · preliminary
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- tinyExtremely small in size
- small-scaleLimited in size or scope
- reducedMade less in amount
compact · pocket-sized · diminutive · minuscule · scaled-down · shrunken · pint-sized · little · wee · micro
fingernail
Keratinous digit cover
manicure · thumbprint · digit
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- picturespicture, photograph, photo, image, pic
- illustrationpainting, drawing, watercolor, sketch, charcoal
- imagingdigital imaging, medical imaging, camera, digital camera, MRI
- YouTubegaming channels, vlog, vlogger, YouTube, beauty gurus
thumbnailfull-size
At actual dimensions
high-resolution · large · expanded · enlarged · life-size
thumbnailcomprehensive
Including all elements
in-depth · exhaustive · detailed · lengthy · long-winded
- thumbnail sketchesBrief descriptive summaries
- thumbnail sketchHasty, compact description
- thumbnail viewSmall image display format