PNG with transparent background

It's easy to generate images just from some simple HTML

You can create PNG's with a transparent background by simply adding body { background: transparent} to your CSS. Take a look at this example. Note: this only works for PNG's. If you render the image as a JPG, the background will show as white.

Example code

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Quick start code

How does HTML/CSS to Image work?

We run your HTML/CSS in a specialized instance of Google Chrome so that it renders exactly how you'd expect it to. Then we generate a screenshot from Chrome, crop it for you automatically and give you back a performance optimized URL to your image.

You can then use this URL anyway you'd like. You can download the image and host it somewhere else. Or directly use the URL in your apps and webpages.

We've spent years on this problem and our API generates millions of images each month. We continually improve it as people find new ways to use the API