Foundation CSS Media Object

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

Foundation CSS is an open-source and responsive front-end framework created by ZURB in September 2011 that makes it simple to create stunning responsive websites, apps, and emails that operate on any device. Many companies, like Facebook, eBay, Mozilla, Adobe, and even Disney, use it. It has numerous pre-built website component that makes our website look professional and improves the user experience of the website. One such useful component in Foundation CSS is Media Object.

In this article, we will learn about the Media Object component of Foundation CSS. The Media object is a very useful component for displaying an image along with some content usually text in different alignment with it. We can also create nested media objects and grids using the different features of the media object.

Foundation CSS Media Object:

media-object: This class is the container class for creating media objects.
media-object-section: This class denotes the different sections of the media object.
stack-on-small: This class will allow the images will get a width of 100% and the text will resize and even be stacked when the screen size becomes small.

Section Alignment: In Foundation CSS, each section is aligned to the top by default. Now, we can change the alignment of each section using the below classes:

middle: This class aligns the section to the middle of the media object container.
bottom: This class aligns the section to the bottom of the media object container.
align-self-middle: This class aligns each section to the middle.
align-self-bottom: This class aligns each section to the top of the media object container.
align-middle: This class aligns all the child sections of the media object container to the middle all at once.
align-bottom: This class aligns all the child sections of the media object container to the bottom all at once.

Syntax:

 <div class="media-object">
     ...
 </div>

Example 1: The below example is of two media objects. The first one is bottom aligned and the second one is middle aligned. But both are responsive.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <!-- CDN Links for Foundation CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.1/css/foundation.min.css">

    <!-- CDN for jQuery -->
    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

    <!-- CDN Links for Foundation JS -->
    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.1/js/foundation.min.js">
    </script>
</head>

<body style="margin: 20px;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>Foundation CSS Media Object</h3>
    

<p>Middle aligned media object</p>


    <div>
        <div class="media-object stack-for-small">
            <div class="media-object-section middle">
                <img width="90px" height="90px" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20220313120926/image-195x200.png">
            </div>
            <div class="media-object-section main-section">
                <h4>Header of the first media object</h4>
                <p>
                  This is the sample text for the displaying 
                  the media object in Foundation CSS. This
                  article about media object is published in
                  GeeksforGeeks website. GeeksforGeeks is the
                  best website for gaining knowledge about 
                  different technologies and computer subjects.
                  You can find lots of articles published on 
                  GeeksforGeeks website on Foundation CSS. It 
                  a great source for learning and mastering any
                  technology.GeeksforGeeks is the best website
                  for gaining knowledge about different technologies
                  and computer subjects. You can find lots of
                  articles published on GeeksforGeeks website 
                  on Foundation CSS. It a great source for 
                  learning and mastering any technology.
                </p>


            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <p>Bottom aligned media object</p>


    <div class="media-object stack-for-small">
        <div class="media-object-section bottom">
            <img width="90px" height="90px" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20220313120926/image-195x200.png" >
        </div>
        <div class="media-object-section main-section">
            <h4>Header of the second media object</h4>
            <p>
              This is the sample text for the displaying 
              the media object in Foundation CSS. This
              article about media object is published in
              GeeksforGeeks website. GeeksforGeeks is the
              best website for gaining knowledge about 
              different technologies and computer subjects.
              You can find lots of articles published on 
              GeeksforGeeks website on Foundation CSS. It 
              a great source for learning and mastering any
              technology.GeeksforGeeks is the best website
              for gaining knowledge about different technologies
              and computer subjects. You can find lots of
              articles published on GeeksforGeeks website 
              on Foundation CSS. It a great source for 
              learning and mastering any technology.
            </p>


        </div>
    </div>

    <script>
        $(document).foundation(); 
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Example 2: We can easily create a nested media objects using by inserting a media object inside another media object.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <!-- CDN Links for Foundation CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.1/css/foundation.min.css">

    <!-- CDN for jQuery -->
    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

    <!-- CDN Links for Foundation JS -->
    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.1/js/foundation.min.js">
    </script>
</head>

<body style="margin: 20px;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h3>Foundation CSS Media Object</h3>
    <p>Middle aligned media object</p>


    <div class="media-object">
        <div class="media-object-section">
            <div class="thumbnail">
                <img width="90px" height="90px" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20220313120926/image-195x200.png">
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="media-object-section">
            <h4>I'm the parent</h4>
            <p>
                This is the sample text for the displaying 
                the media object in Foundation CSS. This
                article about media object is published in
                GeeksforGeeks website. GeeksforGeeks is the
                best website for gaining knowledge about 
                different technologies and computer subjects.
                You can find lots of articles published on 
                GeeksforGeeks website on Foundation CSS. It 
                a great source for learning and mastering any
                technology.GeeksforGeeks is the best website
                for gaining knowledge about different technologies
                and computer subjects. You can find lots of
                articles published on GeeksforGeeks website 
                on Foundation CSS. It a great source for 
                learning and mastering any technology.
            </p>



            <!-- Nested media object starts here -->
            <div class="media-object">
                <div class="media-object-section">
                    <div class="thumbnail">
                        <img width="90px" height="90px" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20220313120926/image-195x200.png">
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="media-object-section">
                    <h4>I'm the first child.</h4>
                    <p>
                      This is the sample text for the displaying 
                      the media object in Foundation CSS. This
                      article about media object is published in
                      GeeksforGeeks website. GeeksforGeeks is the
                      best website for gaining knowledge about 
                      different technologies and computer subjects.
                      You can find lots of articles published on 
                      GeeksforGeeks website on Foundation CSS. It 
                      a great source for learning and mastering any
                      technology.GeeksforGeeks is the best website
                      for gaining knowledge about different technologies
                      and computer subjects. You can find lots of
                      articles published on GeeksforGeeks website 
                      on Foundation CSS. It a great source for 
                      learning and mastering any technology.
                    </p>


                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="media-object">
                <div class="media-object-section">
                    <div class="thumbnail">
                        <img width="90px" height="90px" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20220313120926/image-195x200.png">
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="media-object-section">
                    <h4>I'm the second child.</h4>
                    <p>
                      This is the sample text for the displaying 
                      the media object in Foundation CSS. This
                      article about media object is published in
                      GeeksforGeeks website. GeeksforGeeks is the
                      best website for gaining knowledge about 
                      different technologies and computer subjects.
                      You can find lots of articles published on 
                      GeeksforGeeks website on Foundation CSS. It 
                      a great source for learning and mastering any
                      technology.GeeksforGeeks is the best website
                      for gaining knowledge about different technologies
                      and computer subjects. You can find lots of
                      articles published on GeeksforGeeks website 
                      on Foundation CSS. It a great source for 
                      learning and mastering any technology.
                    </p>


                </div>
            </div>
            <!-- And ends here -->
        </div>
    </div>

    <script>
        $(document).foundation(); 
    </script>
</body>

</html>