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how to save a transparent png in photoshop
HeyBraza points at the transparency checkbox in export as so your png saves clear instead of with a white box.
exporting a logo or cutout from photoshop and getting a white box behind it is the classic trap. it's two separate things: the background layer has to actually be transparent (the checkerboard), and you have to export as png, not jpg. here's both, in order.
short answer
hide or delete the background layer so you can see the grey-and-white checkerboard, then file > export > export as, set format to png and tick 'transparency'. if you can't see the checkerboard first, the png will save with a solid background.
or do it yourself
- 1make sure the area behind your subject shows the grey-and-white checkerboard - that's transparency. if it's solid white, delete or hide the background layer first.
- 2go to file > export > export as.
- 3set the format to png and tick 'transparency' on the right.
- 4click export and choose where to save.
- 5for an older 'save for web' workflow use file > export > save for web (legacy) and pick png-24 with transparency.
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downloadcommon questions
why does my png still have a white background?
either the background layer is still there (you see white, not a checkerboard) or you saved as jpg - jpg can't hold transparency, only png can.
png-8 or png-24 for transparency?
png-24 - it keeps smooth, anti-aliased edges; png-8 transparency looks jagged.
