Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome

Re:Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome by LoganDark on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @11:43AM (#49274227)

Not sure why one would use JPEG for a little digital icon anyway. It is indeed only acceptable for photos. SVG is a good choice for icons, PNG or WebP for other digital content.

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Re:Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome by gutechh on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @12:02PM (#49274561)

Yes! for a bit of backstory, it was an internal icon on a prototype that we were polishing up. So I get why the person did it at the time, running after the svg would have been too much effort for something that might have been tossed in the end.

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Re:Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome by LoganDark on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @12:23PM (#49274903)

I mean it's surprising someone would ever save a digital icon as JPG in the first place rather than something like PNG.

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Re:Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday August 13, 2026 @09:25AM (#49285558)

Digital natives are commonly unaware of how anything works.

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