Sample WebP Files — Modern Web Image Format for Testing
Download free sample WebP images — lossy, lossless, animated, and transparent variants. Google's modern format that's 25–34% smaller than JPEG and 26% smaller than PNG.
sample-100kb.webp
110 KB
1920×1080 · sRGB
sample-300kb.webp
327 KB
3840×2160 · sRGB
sample-lossless.webp
548 KB
1920×1080 · sRGB
sample-animated.webp
2.0 KB
400×300
sample-transparent.webp
1010 B
800×600 · transparent
sample-small.webp
4.1 KB
640×480 · sRGB
Use cases for sample WebP files
- Testing WebP support in image upload pipelines
- Verifying WebP-to-JPG/PNG fallback with <picture> tag
- Benchmarking WebP vs JPG/PNG file sizes
- Testing animated WebP as GIF replacement
- Verifying transparent WebP rendering
- Testing CDN image optimization and format negotiation
Why WebP vs JPG or PNG?
| Feature | WebP | JPEG | PNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lossy compression | 25–34% smaller | baseline | N/A |
| Lossless compression | 26% smaller | N/A | baseline |
| Transparency | Yes | No | Yes |
| Animation | Yes | No | No |
| Browser support | 96%+ | 100% | 100% |
Browser support
Supported: Chrome, Firefox, Safari 14+, Edge, Opera, Android Browser, iOS Safari 14+
Not supported: IE 11, older Safari (13 and below)
Use the <picture> tag with a JPG fallback for maximum compatibility.
How to serve WebP with fallback
<picture>
<source srcset="image.webp" type="image/webp">
<img src="image.jpg" alt="Description">
</picture>Browsers that support WebP load the .webp file. Others fall back to .jpg automatically. No JavaScript needed.
Technical specifications
| Developed by | Google (2010) |
| Compression | Lossy (VP8) and lossless |
| Transparency | Full alpha channel |
| Animation | Supported (replaces GIF) |
| Max dimensions | 16383×16383 pixels |