Create Transparent PNG

Generate blank transparent PNG images with custom dimensions. Perfect for design templates, watermark placeholders, overlay layers, and transparent backgrounds.

Preview (checkerboard = transparent)
1920 × 1080 pixels
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What is Create Transparent PNG?

Create Transparent PNG generates blank images with full transparency at your specified dimensions. The PNG format supports alpha channel transparency, making these images perfect as base layers for design projects, placeholder graphics, overlay templates, and watermark containers. Unlike solid color backgrounds, transparent PNGs seamlessly blend with any background when used in web design, presentations, or graphic editing software.

How to Create a Transparent Image

Enter your desired width and height in pixels or select from common presets including HD (1920×1080), social media square (1080×1080), Open Graph images (1200×630), and 4K resolution (3840×2160). The preview shows a checkerboard pattern representing transparency - this pattern won't appear in your downloaded file. Click Download PNG to save the transparent image, or Copy to Clipboard for quick pasting into design applications. Maximum supported size is 8192×8192 pixels.

Common Uses for Transparent PNGs

Web designers use transparent PNGs as placeholder images during development, maintaining layout dimensions before final assets are ready. Graphic designers create transparent base layers for Photoshop, GIMP, or Figma projects. Social media managers use specific dimensions for platform-optimized templates. Developers use transparent images for testing image upload functionality and responsive layouts. Presentation creators use transparent overlays for text backgrounds and design elements.

Transparent PNG vs Other Formats

PNG format uniquely supports full alpha channel transparency with lossless compression, unlike JPG which cannot store transparency. GIF supports transparency but only binary (fully transparent or fully opaque) without semi-transparent gradients. WebP supports transparency but has less universal software compatibility than PNG. For blank transparent images, PNG provides the best balance of transparency support, file size, and universal compatibility across all browsers, operating systems, and design applications.

Size Recommendations by Use Case

For website backgrounds and hero images use 1920×1080 or larger. Social media posts work best at 1080×1080 (Instagram square) or 1200×630 (Facebook/Twitter OG images). Instagram and TikTok stories require 1080×1920 vertical format. App icons typically need 256×256 or 512×512. Favicon bases should be 32×32 or 64×64. For print projects, calculate dimensions based on your target DPI - a 300 DPI print at 8×10 inches requires 2400×3000 pixels.