How to Convert an Image to Base64 (Data URLs): When It Helps and When It Hurts

A data URL lets you embed a file's contents directly in your HTML or CSS instead of linking to a separate file. Images encoded as Base64 are the classic example. It can save a network request, but it also has real downsides, so it pays to know when to use it. What a data URL looks like data:[<media type>];base64,<encoded data> <img... Weiterlesen