diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c65a88..c19ffd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ A markdown renderer that supports only a subset of the CommonMark spec in order
 - Italic
 - Links
 - Lists
+- Images
 - Headers
 - Paragraphs
 - Quotes
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ PASS: TestItalic
 PASS: TestBold
 PASS: TestStrike
 PASS: TestLink
+PASS: TestImage
 PASS: TestList
 PASS: TestTables
 PASS: TestCode
@@ -51,9 +53,9 @@ coverage: 100.0% of statements
 ## Benchmarks
 
 ```
-BenchmarkSmall-12        5836533               205.3 ns/op            32 B/op          1 allocs/op
-BenchmarkMedium-12        967740              1103 ns/op             512 B/op          1 allocs/op
-BenchmarkLarge-12         277908              4099 ns/op            2560 B/op          2 allocs/op
+BenchmarkSmall-12        5884641               201.5 ns/op            32 B/op          1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkMedium-12        938371              1124 ns/op             512 B/op          1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkLarge-12         277065              4115 ns/op            2560 B/op          2 allocs/op
 ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/Render.go b/Render.go
index eeae870..15aad80 100644
--- a/Render.go
+++ b/Render.go
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ func (r *renderer) writeText(markdown string) {
 		searchStart   = 0
 		linkTextStart = -1
 		linkTextEnd   = -1
+		linkIsImage   = false
 		emStart       = -1
 		strongStart   = -1
 		strikeStart   = -1
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ func (r *renderer) writeText(markdown string) {
 
 begin:
 	for {
-		i := strings.IndexAny(markdown[searchStart:], "[]()`*_~")
+		i := strings.IndexAny(markdown[searchStart:], "[]()`*_~!")
 
 		if i == -1 {
 			r.WriteString(html.EscapeString(markdown[tokenStart:]))
@@ -332,11 +333,19 @@ begin:
 						linkText := markdown[linkTextStart+1 : linkTextEnd]
 						linkURL := markdown[i+1 : urlEnd]
 
-						r.WriteString("<a href=\"")
-						r.WriteString(sanitizeURL(linkURL))
-						r.WriteString("\">")
-						r.WriteString(html.EscapeString(linkText))
-						r.WriteString("</a>")
+						if linkIsImage {
+							r.WriteString("<img src=\"")
+							r.WriteString(sanitizeURL(linkURL))
+							r.WriteString("\" alt=\"")
+							r.WriteString(html.EscapeString(linkText))
+							r.WriteString("\">")
+						} else {
+							r.WriteString("<a href=\"")
+							r.WriteString(sanitizeURL(linkURL))
+							r.WriteString("\">")
+							r.WriteString(html.EscapeString(linkText))
+							r.WriteString("</a>")
+						}
 
 						linkTextStart = -1
 						linkTextEnd = -1
@@ -402,6 +411,17 @@ begin:
 				tokenStart = i
 				strikeStart = i + 2
 			}
+
+		case '!':
+			if i+1 >= len(markdown) || markdown[i+1] != '[' {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			r.WriteString(html.EscapeString(markdown[tokenStart:i]))
+			tokenStart = i
+			linkTextStart = i + 1
+			searchStart++
+			linkIsImage = true
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Render_test.go b/Render_test.go
index db81fd4..c71d402 100644
--- a/Render_test.go
+++ b/Render_test.go
@@ -45,13 +45,22 @@ func TestStrike(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/)"), "<p><a href=\"https://example.com/\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/"), "<p>[text](https://example.com/</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text]https://example.com/)"), "<p>[text]https://example.com/)</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text(https://example.com/)"), "<p>[text(https://example.com/)</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("text](https://example.com/)"), "<p>text](https://example.com/)</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/_test_)"), "<p><a href=\"https://example.com/_test_\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("Prefix [text](https://example.com/) suffix."), "<p>Prefix <a href=\"https://example.com/\">text</a> suffix.</p>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/)"), `<p><a href="https://example.com/">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/"), `<p>[text](https://example.com/</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text]https://example.com/)"), `<p>[text]https://example.com/)</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text(https://example.com/)"), `<p>[text(https://example.com/)</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("text](https://example.com/)"), `<p>text](https://example.com/)</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](https://example.com/_test_)"), `<p><a href="https://example.com/_test_">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("Prefix [text](https://example.com/) suffix."), `<p>Prefix <a href="https://example.com/">text</a> suffix.</p>`)
+}
+
+func TestImage(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("!"), `<p>!</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("!["), `<p>![</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("![]"), `<p>![]</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("![]("), `<p>![](</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("![]()"), `<p><img src="" alt=""></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("![title](https://example.com/image.png)"), `<p><img src="https://example.com/image.png" alt="title"></p>`)
 }
 
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
@@ -97,22 +106,22 @@ func TestSeparator(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCombined(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header\n\nLine 1."), "<h1>Header</h1><p>Line 1.</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header\nLine 1.\nLine 2.\nLine 3."), "<h1>Header</h1><p>Line 1. Line 2. Line 3.</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header 1\nLine 1.\n# Header 2\nLine 2."), "<h1>Header 1</h1><p>Line 1.</p><h1>Header 2</h1><p>Line 2.</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# [Header Link](https://example.com/)"), "<h1><a href=\"https://example.com/\">Header Link</a></h1>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Title\n\n- Entry 1\n- Entry 2\n\nText."), "<h1>Title</h1><ul><li>Entry 1</li><li>Entry 2</li></ul><p>Text.</p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- Entry\n# Header"), "<ul><li>Entry</li></ul><h1>Header</h1>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> - Entry\n> # Header"), "<blockquote><ul><li>Entry</li></ul><h1>Header</h1></blockquote>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> **bold** and *italic* text."), "<blockquote><p><strong>bold</strong> and <em>italic</em> text.</p></blockquote>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> __bold__ and _italic_ text."), "<blockquote><p><strong>bold</strong> and <em>italic</em> text.</p></blockquote>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header\n\nLine 1."), `<h1>Header</h1><p>Line 1.</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header\nLine 1.\nLine 2.\nLine 3."), `<h1>Header</h1><p>Line 1. Line 2. Line 3.</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Header 1\nLine 1.\n# Header 2\nLine 2."), `<h1>Header 1</h1><p>Line 1.</p><h1>Header 2</h1><p>Line 2.</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# [Header Link](https://example.com/)"), `<h1><a href="https://example.com/">Header Link</a></h1>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("# Title\n\n- Entry 1\n- Entry 2\n\nText."), `<h1>Title</h1><ul><li>Entry 1</li><li>Entry 2</li></ul><p>Text.</p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- Entry\n# Header"), `<ul><li>Entry</li></ul><h1>Header</h1>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> - Entry\n> # Header"), `<blockquote><ul><li>Entry</li></ul><h1>Header</h1></blockquote>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> **bold** and *italic* text."), `<blockquote><p><strong>bold</strong> and <em>italic</em> text.</p></blockquote>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("> __bold__ and _italic_ text."), `<blockquote><p><strong>bold</strong> and <em>italic</em> text.</p></blockquote>`)
 }
 
 func TestSecurity(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](javascript:alert(\"xss\"))"), "<p><a href=\"\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](javAscRipt:alert(\"xss\"))"), "<p><a href=\"\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text]( javascript:alert(\"xss\"))"), "<p><a href=\"\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text]('javAscRipt:alert(\"xss\")')"), "<p><a href=\"&#39;javAscRipt:alert(&#34;xss&#34;)&#39;\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[text](\"><script>alert(123)</script>)"), "<p><a href=\"&#34;&gt;&lt;script&gt;alert(123)&lt;/script&gt;\">text</a></p>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("[<script>alert(123)</script>]()"), "<p><a href=\"\">&lt;script&gt;alert(123)&lt;/script&gt;</a></p>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[text](javascript:alert("xss"))`), `<p><a href="">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[text](javAscRipt:alert("xss"))`), `<p><a href="">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[text]( javascript:alert("xss"))`), `<p><a href="">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[text]('javAscRipt:alert("xss")')`), `<p><a href="&#39;javAscRipt:alert(&#34;xss&#34;)&#39;">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[text]("><script>alert(123)</script>)`), `<p><a href="&#34;&gt;&lt;script&gt;alert(123)&lt;/script&gt;">text</a></p>`)
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render(`[<script>alert(123)</script>]()`), `<p><a href="">&lt;script&gt;alert(123)&lt;/script&gt;</a></p>`)
 }