# Images in kibana
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/images-in-kibana/152901
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/images-in-kibana/152901 "2018-10-17T18:56:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@scch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scch)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/images-in-kibana/152901/1 "2018-10-17T18:56:40Z")
is it possible to display thumbnails of images in Kibana discover tab..
if yes request guidance from where to start...
how to store images in elastic search, in existing index
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/images-in-kibana/152901/2 "2018-10-17T20:57:46Z")
Elasticsearch is not the best for storing images, it's not a binary store.
You can display images in Kibana though using a formatted field, see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/field-formatters-string.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/field-formatters-string.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/images-in-kibana/152901/3 "2018-11-14T20:57:47Z")
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