diff --git a/doc/function/index.txt b/doc/function/index.txt
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ These functions are built into the program, other [[type:function]]s can be defi
 | [[fun:to_number]]		Convert any value to a number
 | [[fun:to_boolean]]		Convert any value to a [[type:boolean]]
 | [[fun:to_color]]		Convert any value to a [[type:color]]
+| [[fun:to_image]]		Convert any value to an [[type:image]]
 | [[fun:to_date]]		Convert any value to a [[type:date]]
 	
 ! Numbers			<<<
diff --git a/doc/function/to_image.txt b/doc/function/to_image.txt
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+Function: to_image
+
+DOC_MSE_VERSION: since 0.3.8
+
+--Usage--
+> to_image(any value)
+
+Convert any value to a [[type:image]].
+
+A string is interpreted as a [[type:filename]].
+
+--Parameters--
+! Parameter	Type			Description
+| @input@	''any type''		Value to convert to an image
+
+--Examples--
+>>> to_image("image1.png")  ==  <img src="image1.png" alt='"image1.png"' style="border:1px solid black;vertical-align:middle;margin:1px;" />