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description: API reference for RtkImageMessage component (React Library)
title: RtkImageMessage
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# RtkImageMessage

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@deprecated `rtk-image-message` is deprecated and will be removed soon. Use `rtk-image-message-view` instead. A component which renders an image message from chat.

## Properties

| Property    | Type         | Required | Default         | Description                                             |
| ----------- | ------------ | -------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| iconPack    | IconPack     | ❌        | defaultIconPack | Icon pack                                               |
| isContinued | boolean      | ✅        | \-              | Whether the message is continued by same user           |
| message     | ImageMessage | ✅        | \-              | Text message object                                     |
| now         | Date         | ✅        | \-              | Date object of now, to calculate distance between dates |
| showBubble  | boolean      | ✅        | \-              | show message in bubble                                  |
| t           | RtkI18n      | ❌        | useLanguage()   | Language                                                |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```tsx
import { RtkImageMessage } from '@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-ui';

function MyComponent() {
  return <RtkImageMessage />;
}
```

### With Properties

```tsx
import { RtkImageMessage } from '@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-ui';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <RtkImageMessage
      isContinued={true}
      message={imagemessage}
      now={date}
    />
  );
}
```

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