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PNG Image Support

PNG Transparency Browser Support

This report showcases usage data related to Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support. PNG is a bitmapped image format that supports transparency and lossless compression. The PNG format was developed in large part to be a replacement for the GIF file format. Only certain browsers support PNG alpha transparencies, so the stats below related to support for PNG files are critical to understand when utilizing them on web sites. Read complete report details below.
Date Range Interval Chart Type Browser Operating System Search Engine Connection
Nov '12 - Apr '13 monthly 3D Pie All Browsers All Operating Systems All Search Engines All Connections

PNG Alpha Support

Is PNG Alpha Supported? Total Avg Nov '12 Dec '12 Jan '13 Feb '13 Mar '13 Apr '13
Supported 99.73% 99.73% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Not Supported 0.27% 0.27% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
  Report Details  
The utilization of PNG files offers many potential advantages for web developers and designers. One of the most important of which is the use of alpha transparencies. This feature can be especially useful when implementing images on top of gradients. As an example, the image of the owl on the top-left of StatOwl.com is a PNG file.
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