.png Animated PNG image
Images
| MIME type | image/apng image/png |
|---|---|
| Description | Animated PNG image |
| Acronym | PNG – Portable Network Graphics |
| Category | Images |
| Signature (magic bytes) | 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A (.PNG....) |
| Based on | image/png |
| Other extensions | .apng |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .png file?
The .png extension is used for several formats: Animated PNG image (image/apng) and PNG image (image/png). PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics.
How do I open a .png file?
With any image viewer that supports the format – the Photos app on Windows, Preview on macOS, Eye of GNOME or GIMP on Linux. For unusual formats a converter such as ImageMagick helps.
How can you tell a genuine .png file?
By the bytes at the start of the file, the signature (magic bytes): 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A (.PNG....). On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.png checks the real type regardless of the extension.
Which format is .png based on?
Technically a .png file is a subtype of “PNG image” (image/png), so programs for that base format can often read it too.
Which MIME type belongs to .png?
The MIME type is image/apng. In the Apache web server: AddType image/apng .png; in nginx: types { image/apng png; }.