<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <input type='file' /> <img id="myImg" src="#" alt="your image" /> </div> </div>

$(function () { $(":file").change(function () { if (this.files && this.files[0]) { var reader = new FileReader(); reader.onload = imageIsLoaded; reader.readAsDataURL(this.files[0]); } }); }); function imageIsLoaded(e) { $('#myImg').attr('src', e.target.result); };