CSS image-rendering Property
Example
.crisp-edges {
image-rendering: -webkit-optimize-contrast; /* Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Safari */
image-rendering: crisp-edges;
}
.pixelated {
image-rendering: pixelated;
}
.smooth {
image-rendering: smooth;
}
.high-quality {
image-rendering: high-quality;
}
Meaning
The image-rendering property sets an image scaling algorithm.
This property applies to an element itself, to any images set in its other properties, and to its descendants.
| Default value: | auto |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
image-rendering: auto|smooth|high-quality|crisp-edges|pixelated|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | This is default. Let the browser choose the scaling algorithm. |
| smooth | (Experimental) Defines smooth, but with a preference for higher-quality scaling. |
| high-quality | (Experimental) This use an algorithm that smooth out the colors in the image. |
| crisp-edges | This use an algorithm that will preserve the contrast and edges in the image. |
| pixelated | Specifies that if the image is scaled up, the nearest-neighbor algorithm is used, so the image will appear as being composed of large pixels. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
image-rendering: auto;
}