Lossless compressed WebP images are 26% smaller in size than PNG image

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Looking at the file size differences above, it might seem like JPEG is the clear winner. But it would be a mistake to use JPEG as the de facto format for your website images.

In fact, while JPEG is great for photographs (as seen in the Panda image above), PNG is better suited for images that contain text or hand-drawn drawings. This illustration from Digital Inspiration proves it.

JPEG vs PNG
WebP is another option, which Google describes in detail :

"WebP is a modern image format that offers superior compression, both burundi email list lossless and lossy, for images on the web.


Lossy compressed WebP images are 25-34% smaller than JPEG images, given the same SSIM quality rating ."

To learn more about how to use WebP, check out this guide from Google .

Compress your images
The heavier your images are, the longer it will take for your web page to load. This is why it is essential to compress your images before uploading them to your site.

Luckily, there are several free tools that can help you compress your images.

TinyPNG : TinyPNG uses intelligent lossy compression techniques to reduce the size of PNG and JPEG files.