The WebP image format has been around since 2010, but browsers have only recently started to support it.
The WebP format, developed by Google, allows you to take advantage of the same benefits that make the SVG image format so appealing, without sacrificing the key factors that affect your website’s performance and accessibility.
Here’s why you should be using WebP images on your website to create a faster, more accessible experience for everyone who visits your site.
What is WebP and how can it improve website performance?
WebP is an image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on web pages. Using both VP8 and VP9 (video compression formats) as its foundation, it can save developers up to 40% in size while maintaining quality.
While it’s not fully supported by all browsers yet, most new browsers already support it.
There are two main instances where you might want to consider switching to WebP images:
- If your site contains lots of large imagery, then conversion to smaller file sizes will lead to faster load times, ultimately improving user experience.
- If you have users on mobile devices who may not have fast internet speeds at their locations, converting larger files into smaller ones will make the content display much quicker than if they were left at full size.
How can you convert your photos to WebP?
Converting photos to WebP is easy! All you need is an image editor that supports exporting and converting in a ‘webp’ format. Then...
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