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WebP

more compact raster graphics file format aimed to replace .gif, .png and .jpeg files
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WebP

Summary

WebP is a raster-graphics file format[1]. WebP ranks in the top 9% of raster_graphics_file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WebP's instance of is recorded as raster-graphics file format[3].
  • WebP's based on is recorded as Resource Interchange File Format[4].
  • WebP was followed by WebP 2[5].
  • WebP's developer is recorded as Google[6].
  • WebP is a type of raster-graphics file format[7].
  • WebP is used for digital imaging[8].
  • WebP's Commons category is recorded as WebP file format[9].
  • WebP was released on September 30, 2010[10].
  • WebP's official website is recorded as https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/[11].
  • WebP's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wader/fq/master/format/webp/webp.go[12].
  • WebP's media type is recorded as image/webp[13].
  • WebP's file extension is recorded as webp[14].
  • WebP's described by source is recorded as WebP Container Specification[15].
  • WebP's described by source is recorded as RFC 9649: WebP Image Format[16].
  • WebP's different from is recorded as WebP Lossless[17].
  • WebP's different from is recorded as WebP Lossy[18].
  • WebP's different from is recorded as WebP Extended[19].
  • WebP's different from is recorded as WebP Extended Lossy[20].
  • WebP's different from is recorded as WebP Extended Lossles[21].
  • WebP's maximum size or capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q355198', 'amount': '+16383'}[22].
  • WebP's file format identification pattern is recorded as RIFF.{4}WEBP[23].
  • WebP's mailing list archive URL is recorded as https://groups.google.com/a/webmproject.org/group/webp-discuss[24].

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Definition and Type

WebP's instance of is recorded as raster-graphics file format[3]. WebP is a type of raster-graphics file format[7].

Use and Application

WebP is used for digital imaging[8].

Why It Matters

WebP ranks in the top 9% of raster_graphics_file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month).[2] WebP has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] WebP is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . blog.chromium.org. blog.chromium.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . developers.google.com. Retrieved . developers.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . WebP Container Specification. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . webmproject.org. webmproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WebP. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/webp
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_webp_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WebP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/webp}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · HarJIT · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2010-09-30T00:00:00Z
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    Instance of → raster-graphics file format
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3641]]: org.webmproject.webp"
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