How to Use the IMG Tag in Next.js for SEO-Friendly Images

In Next.js, you can use the <Image> component from the next/image module to display images. This component is optimized for performance, as it automatically handles lazy loading, generates multiple sizes for responsive images, and supports blur-up placeholders. Here's how you can use it:

1. First, ensure you have the next/image module installed in your project:

// For Next Image

npm install next/image

2.Then, import the <Image> component in your React component:

import Image from 'next/image';

3.Use the <Image> component to display an image by providing the src and alt attributes:

<Image
  src="/path/to/image.jpg"
  alt="Description of the image"
  width={400}
  height={300}
/>

Replace /path/to/image.jpg with the path to your image and adjust the width and height attributes as needed. The width and height attributes specify the desired display size of the image. Note that Next.js requires the width and height attributes to be defined for each image to optimize the layout.

1. You can also use the layout prop to specify how the image should be rendered:
2. layout="responsive": The image will scale fluidly with the container's width and maintain its…