MediaCard

@coinbase/cds-web@8.52.2

MediaCard displays content with optional media in a contained card layout. Use it to showcase assets, products, or content with a thumbnail, title, subtitle, description, and optional media placement. MediaCard replaces the deprecated FloatingAssetCard and ContainedAssetCard components.

import { MediaCard } from '@coinbase/cds-web/cards/MediaCard'

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Related components

• ContentCard,
• MessagingCard

MediaCard provides a contained card layout with optional media, ideal for showcasing assets, products, or promotional content.

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Migrating from FloatingAssetCard or ContainedAssetCard?

See the Migration Guide at the end of this page.

Basic

At minimum, provide a thumbnail to display visual content and a title for the card heading.

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Live Code

<VStack gap={2}>
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
  />
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
  />
</VStack>

Media Placement

Use the media prop to display larger visual content. Control its position with mediaPlacement:

• start: Media on the left
• end (default): Media on the right

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Live Code

<VStack gap={2}>
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
    mediaPlacement="start"
  />
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
    mediaPlacement="end"
  />
</VStack>

Polymorphic and Interactive

MediaCard supports polymorphic rendering and can be made interactive with renderAsPressable. Use as to change the underlying element.

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Live Code

<VStack gap={2}>
  <MediaCard
    as="article"
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Article Card"
    subtitle="article element"
    description="This card renders as an article element"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
  />
  <MediaCard
    renderAsPressable
    accessibilityLabel="View Ethereum details on Coinbase"
    as="a"
    href="https://www.coinbase.com"
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Interactive Card"
    subtitle="Link"
    description="Clickable card with href"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
  />
  <MediaCard
    renderAsPressable
    accessibilityLabel="View Ethereum details"
    as="button"
    onClick={() => alert('Card clicked!')}
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Interactive Card"
    subtitle="Button"
    description="Clickable card with onClick handler"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
  />
</VStack>

Text Content

Long Text

The card handles long text content with truncation.

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Live Code

<MediaCard
  renderAsPressable
  accessibilityLabel="View card with long text content"
  as="button"
  thumbnail={
    <RemoteImage alt="Ethereum thumbnail" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />
  }
  title="This is a very long title text that will get truncated"
  subtitle="This is a very long subtitle text that will get truncated"
  description="This is a very long description text that demonstrates how the card handles longer content"
  width={320}
  media={
    <RemoteImage
      alt="Ethereum background"
      height="100%"
      resizeMode="cover"
      shape="rectangle"
      src={ethBackground}
      width="100%"
    />
  }
/>

Custom Content

Use React nodes for custom styled text content.

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Live Code

<MediaCard
  thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
  title={
    <Text as="p" font="title3">
      Custom Title
    </Text>
  }
  subtitle={
    <Text as="p" font="headline" color="fgPositive">
      Custom Subtitle
    </Text>
  }
  description={
    <Text as="p" font="label2">
      Custom description with <strong>bold text</strong> and <em>italic text</em>
    </Text>
  }
  width={320}
  media={
    <RemoteImage
      alt="Media"
      height="100%"
      resizeMode="cover"
      shape="rectangle"
      src={ethBackground}
      width="100%"
    />
  }
/>

Styling

Use styles and classNames props to customize specific parts of the card.

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Live Code

<VStack gap={2}>
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
    styles={{
      layoutContainer: { gap: 3 },
      contentContainer: { padding: 3, gap: 2 },
      textContainer: { gap: 1 },
      headerContainer: { gap: 1 },
      mediaContainer: { borderRadius: 300 },
    }}
  />
  <MediaCard
    thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
    title="Title"
    subtitle="Subtitle"
    description="Description"
    width={320}
    media={
      <RemoteImage
        alt="Media"
        height="100%"
        resizeMode="cover"
        shape="rectangle"
        src={ethBackground}
        width="100%"
      />
    }
    styles={{
      root: { borderWidth: 2, borderColor: 'blue' },
    }}
  />
</VStack>

Multiple Cards

Display multiple cards in a carousel.

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Live Code

<Carousel styles={{ carousel: { gap: 16 } }}>
  <CarouselItem id="card1">
    <MediaCard
      as="article"
      thumbnail={<RemoteImage alt="Ethereum" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />}
      title="Title"
      subtitle="Subtitle"
      description="Description"
      width={320}
      media={
        <RemoteImage
          alt="Media"
          height="100%"
          resizeMode="cover"
          shape="rectangle"
          src={ethBackground}
          width="100%"
        />
      }
    />
  </CarouselItem>
  <CarouselItem id="card2">
    <MediaCard
      renderAsPressable
      accessibilityLabel="View Bitcoin details on Coinbase"
      as="a"
      href="https://www.coinbase.com"
      thumbnail={
        <RemoteImage alt="Bitcoin thumbnail" shape="circle" size="l" source={assets.btc.imageUrl} />
      }
      title="Bitcoin"
      subtitle="BTC"
      description="Another card with different content"
      width={320}
      media={
        <RemoteImage
          alt="Ethereum background"
          height="100%"
          resizeMode="cover"
          shape="rectangle"
          src={ethBackground}
          width="100%"
        />
      }
    />
  </CarouselItem>
  <CarouselItem id="card3">
    <MediaCard
      renderAsPressable
      accessibilityLabel="View Ethereum details"
      as="button"
      onClick={() => console.log('clicked')}
      thumbnail={
        <RemoteImage alt="Ethereum thumbnail" shape="circle" size="l" source={ethBackground} />
      }
      title="Ethereum"
      subtitle="ETH"
      description="Card with onClick handler"
      width={320}
    />
  </CarouselItem>
</Carousel>

Accessibility

Interactive Cards

When making MediaCard interactive with renderAsPressable:

• If as is set to "button" or "a", renderAsPressable defaults to true automatically. Add an accessibilityLabel to summarize the card's action for screen reader users (e.g., accessibilityLabel="View Ethereum details")

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Avoid Nested Interactive Elements

Don't place buttons or links inside an interactive card, as this creates accessibility issues for screen reader users and can cause unexpected behavior when clicking.

Heading Semantics

By default, the title prop renders as a <div>. If you need the title to be a proper heading element for document structure, pass a custom Text node with the as prop:

<MediaCard
  title={
    <Text as="h3" font="headline">
      Card Title
    </Text>
  }
  // ...other props
/>

Color Contrast

When customizing card backgrounds, ensure sufficient color contrast between text and background colors. Use tools like the WebAIM Contrast Checker to verify your color combinations meet WCAG guidelines.

Migration from Deprecated Components

Migrating from ContainedAssetCard

Replace ContainedAssetCard with MediaCard:

// Before
<ContainedAssetCard
  header={<RemoteImage source={assets.btc.imageUrl} width="32px" height="32px" />}
  title="$309.43"
  subtitle="Bitcoin"
  description={<Text color="fgPositive">&#x2197;3.37%</Text>}
  size="l"
>
  <RemoteImage source={ethBackground} ... />
</ContainedAssetCard>

// After
<MediaCard
  thumbnail={<RemoteImage source={assets.btc.imageUrl} shape="circle" size="l" />}
  title="$309.43"
  subtitle="Bitcoin"
  description={<Text color="fgPositive">&#x2197;3.37%</Text>}
  media={<RemoteImage src={ethBackground} height="100%" width="100%" resizeMode="cover" />}
  mediaPlacement="end"
/>

Migrating from FloatingAssetCard

Replace FloatingAssetCard with MediaCard. Note that the floating variation (media outside the card container) is no longer supported:

// Before
<FloatingAssetCard
  title="Balancing the Air"
  subtitle="Amber V's Artwork"
  description="0.5 ETH"
  media={<RemoteImage source="/img/nft.png" ... />}
/>

// After
<MediaCard
  thumbnail={<RemoteImage source="/img/nft.png" shape="circle" size="l" />}
  title="Balancing the Air"
  subtitle="Amber V's Artwork"
  description="0.5 ETH"
/>