Back to Blog

Responsive Image Strategies: Master srcset and sizes

Re-Sizefy Tech Team

Introduction

Serving a 2000px image to a 300px mobile screen is a performance crime. Responsive images solve this by serving tailored sizes.

Techniques

1. Resolution Switching

Use srcset to provide a list of available image versions to the browser.

2. DPR Awareness

Handle Retina displays (2x, 3x) by providing higher density versions.

3. Art Direction

Use the <picture> tag to crop or change images for mobile vs desktop views.

Conclusion

Smart images make for a fast web. Use responsive techniques to save data and improve UX.

Need Image Resizing?

Re-Sizefy provides high-quality image compression and resizing while protecting your privacy with 100% client-side computation.

Back to Tool