# Transparency

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparency/7823>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 8, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparency/7823 "2002-11-08T13:48:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Ryan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ryan)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparency/7823/1 "2002-11-08T13:48:40Z")

</div>

i am trying to use a png because theycan carry transparancy, but it seems like when i use it, it isnt trasparent to the backround picture, but its just transparent and has a white backround or something. anyone know what i could be doing wrong?  
thank you for any help, its greatly appriciated.

ryan

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparency/7823/2 "2002-11-08T17:24:49Z")

</div>

.png image transprency doesn’t work on web pages.

Works well in Flash though :-\