BlurHash

lastmod 2023-03-24created 2022-08-176 edits

Blurred image placeholder generator

Features

• Reads an image, blurs it, then converts it into a 20–30 character hash code
• On the web/app, receives only the hash code before loading the image and shows the blurred image first, then fetches the image over the network and displays it.
• Provides C/Swift/Kotlin/Python/Typescript code
• Third-party implementations exist for Go/PHP/Java/Clojure/Rust/WASM

UI Placeholder

• UI Fillers - Placeholders for design
• ImgSrc.Space - Easy-to-use image/video placeholders
• SQIP - SVG-based image placeholders
• BlurHash - Blurred image placeholder generator
• Lorem Faces - AI-generated faces for avatars
• ThumbHash - Even lighter thumbnail images

See also

• Thumbnail

Favorite site

• BlurHash web site
• Github - blurhash