Image & Media

How to Convert an Image to Base64

Step-by-step guide to encoding an image as a Base64 string for use in CSS, HTML, or API payloads using the DevHexLab Image to Base64 tool.

Tool Used

Image to Base64

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1

Open the Image to Base64 tool

Navigate to /tools/image/image-to-base64.

2

Upload your image

Drag and drop or browse to select the image you want to encode. JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and SVG are all supported.

3

Copy the Base64 string

The tool produces the full Base64-encoded string. Click Copy to grab it.

4

Use the data URI

Toggle the data URI prefix option to include the data:image/... prefix needed to embed the image directly in an HTML img tag's src attribute or a CSS background-image property.

All done!

You are ready to use Image to Base64 like a pro.

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