Turn pictures into text for HTML and CSS, and back.
A Base64 image is the picture written as text, so it can sit inside HTML, CSS or JSON without a separate file. It is about a third bigger than the file, so it suits small icons and logos best.
Drop a PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG or ICO.
Get the data link, the Base64 only, an HTML tag or a CSS rule.
Switch to Base64 to image, paste the text and download the picture.
No. It is processed in your browser, so the file stays on your device.
Base64 turns every 3 bytes into 4 characters, so it is about a third larger than the file.
For small icons and logos placed directly in HTML, CSS or JSON. Large pictures are better as normal files.
A web address that holds the picture itself, starting with data:image/.