PNG
A lossless raster image format widely used for screenshots, graphics, illustrations, and images that need transparency.
General information
- Format name
- Portable Network Graphics
- Extension
.png- MIME type
image/png- Category
- image
- Data type
- Binary
- Developer
- PNG Development Group
- Introduced
- 1996
Image properties
- Structure
- Raster
- Compression
- Lossless
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- Yes
File signatures
| Offset | Hexadecimal | ASCII | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A | — | Standard eight-byte PNG file signature. |
Common uses
Screenshots
Web graphics
Logos and interface assets
Images with transparency
Lossless image storage
Format identifiers
- PRONOM
fmt/11fmt/12fmt/13- Media type
image/png
Related formats
Technical resources
| Resource | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition) | World Wide Web Consortium | Open resource ↗ |
| Media Types Registry | IANA | Open resource ↗ |
Record information
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Last updated
- October 3, 2026