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# Mosaic

The component for displaying a set of images as tiles in no particular order.

```
object Mosaic
```

## Discussion

Use the `Mosaic` component to display a group of images in no particular order. (To display a group of images in a particular order, use the `Gallery` component.) Users can tap an image in a mosaic to see a full-screen version.

> Note:
> If you use an animated GIF as an image in a Mosaic, the animation plays only when the image is full screen.

![Screenshot of an Apple News article with a mosaic on iPad.](images/com.apple.applenews/media-3591437@2x.png)

### Example

```json
{
  "components": [
    {
      "role": "title",
      "text": "Article Title"
    },
    {
      "role": "body",
      "format": "html",
      "text": "Apple News Format allows publishers to craft beautiful editorial layouts. Galleries, audio, video, and fun interactions like animation make stories spring to life."
    },
    {
      "role": "mosaic",
      "items": [
        {
          "URL": "bundle://mosaic-01.jpg",
          "caption": "A caption for the first image in the mosaic."
        },
        {
          "URL": "bundle://mosaic-02.jpg",
          "caption": "A caption for the second image in the mosaic."
        },
        {
          "URL": "bundle://mosaic-03.jpg",
          "caption": "A caption for the third image in the mosaic."
        },
        {
          "URL": "bundle://mosaic-04.jpg",
          "caption": "A caption for the fourth image in the mosaic."
        },
        {
          "URL": "bundle://mosaic-05.jpg",
          "caption": "A caption for the fifth image in the mosaic."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## See Also

  <doc://com.apple.applenews/documentation/AppleNews/adding-a-mosaic-of-images>

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`Component`](/documentation/AppleNewsFormat/Component)

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