Portable Network Graphics

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Portable Network Graphics (Often shortened to PNG) is a bitmapped image format that uses lossless data compression.

Their most common use is within transparent images, as it does support an alpha channel along with a 16-bit color channel.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "What Is the Alpha Channel in PNG Images?". MUO. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Vernon (2020-03-03). "What's the Best Image Format?". Parris. Retrieved 2021-04-21.


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