How to use webp image format in HTML

html css image webp

ttrasn · Jul 5, 2017 · Viewed 26.9k times · Source

I know this is a new format for images, but I don't know how to show it in HTML.

Does anyone know how I can do that? Which browsers can show this image format besides chrome?

Answer

You use webp like any image:

<img src="img.webp" />

However since it's not always supported (see http://caniuse.com/#feat=webp), you can use this to set a fallback:

<picture>
  <source srcset="img.webp" type="image/webp">
  <source srcset="img.jpg" type="image/jpeg"> 
  <img src="img.jpg">
</picture>