XHTML 1.1 Media Type "application/xhtml+xml"
The selection forgoes animated GIF,
because animated GIF is displayed from currently most commonly used Web browsers.
For all Graphics file formats a small explanation with type, colors and size
make it possible to compare the graphics directly. The test with
PNG's alpha channel is
a supplement for the transparency test between GIF-
and PNG-graphics.
GIF, PNG, JPEG and JPEG-2000 graphics file format by comparison
At present not all browsers support the JPEG-2000 Graphics file formats. On several os platforms it is supported by libraries from the used Desktop/operating system or by browser plugins.
GIF image,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 7.0KB
PNG image,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 6.3KB
JPEG image,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 4.7KB
JPEG-2000 image,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 4.6KB
GIF- and PNG-Transparency test
Some browsers will not display transparency images, other display the transparency part with white or grey background. Both sample images have 256 colors.
Transparency GIF,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 2.2KB
Transparency PNG,
100x75 Pixel, 256 Colors, 2.0KB
PNG 32Bit and Alpha Channel Transparency
Some browsers will not display transparency images, other display the transparency part with white or grey background.
Hint: PNG Transparency
Some browsers have problems with JPEG images with more than 256 colors and alpha channel.
Transparency PNG,
100x75 Pixel, 32Bit, 4.0KB
Alpha Channel PNG
variable level of transparency
100x75 Pixel, 32 Bit, 7.6KB
Alpha Channel PNG
variable level of transparency
100x75 Pixel, 32 Bit, 5.5KB
The test for SVG support can be found in the category XML, because SVG is a XML-based script language. The XHTML 1.1, XML 1.0 and XSLT 1.0 version of this page is also available in the category XML.