ImageResolution

ImageResolution

is an option for Export, Rasterize, and related functions that specifies at what resolution bitmap images should be rendered.

Details

  • ImageResolution->r specifies that a bitmap should be rendered at a resolution of r dpi.
  • The default setting ImageResolution->Automatic typically uses a resolution of 72 dpi for bitmap graphics formats.
  • ImageResolution is relevant only for bitmap graphics formats such as "PNG", and not for resolution‐independent formats such as "SVG".
  • Typical settings include:
  • Automaticautomatically chosen resolution
    $ImageResolutionuses the globally specified resolution
    resa specific resolution res, given in DPI

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Set different image resolution in dpi:

Properties & Relations  (1)

RasterSize overrides ImageResolution:

Wolfram Research (1996), ImageResolution, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html (updated 2020).

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), ImageResolution, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html (updated 2020).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "ImageResolution." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2020. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). ImageResolution. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_imageresolution, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ImageResolution}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html}", note=[Accessed: 28-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_imageresolution, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ImageResolution}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageResolution.html}, note=[Accessed: 28-May-2025 ]}