Vehicle lamp

A vehicle lamp configured to selectively perform low beam illumination and high beam illumination,

• wherein the vehicle lamp comprises a projection lens, and a light source which is disposed behind the projection lens and is configured to emit light forwards through the projection lens,
• wherein a shade and a plurality of light emitting elements are disposed behind the projection lens, the shade being configured to cut off a part of light which is emitted from the light source to be directed towards the projection lens to form a low-beam light distribution pattern, the plurality of light emitting elements being configured to emit light which enters the projection lens to form an additional high-beam light distribution pattern to be added to the low-beam light distribution pattern, and
• wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed to be aligned in a transverse direction below a rear focal point of the projecting lens and are configured to be lit individually,
• wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed with their light emitting surfaces facing a front of the vehicle lamp or with their light emitting surfaces directed obliquely upwards with respect to a direction to the front of the vehicle lamp.