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    What is the difference between JPG, PNG, and WebP image formats?

    Reviewed by Taylor Moses, Co-Founder, Strategy & Web·

    Direct Answer

    JPG works best for photos (lossy, smaller). PNG works best for transparency, logos, and screenshots (lossless, larger). WebP is a modern format that's 25–35% smaller than JPG at equivalent quality and supports transparency. Use WebP as the default with JPG/PNG fallbacks for legacy browsers.

    Voice answer (≤30 words)

    JPG fits photos, PNG fits transparency and logos, WebP is twenty-five to thirty-five percent smaller than JPG. Use WebP by default.

    All modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari since iOS 14) support WebP — fallbacks rarely fire in 2026.

    Compress with sharp, ImageMagick, or Squoosh — target ≤200 KB for hero images, ≤80 KB for thumbnails.

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