# is-png [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-png.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-png) > Check if a Buffer/Uint8Array is a [PNG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics) image ## Install ``` $ npm install is-png ``` ## Usage ##### Node.js ```js const readChunk = require('read-chunk'); // npm install read-chunk const isPng = require('is-png'); const buffer = readChunk.sync('unicorn.png', 0, 8); isPng(buffer); //=> true ``` ##### Browser ```js (async () => { const response = await fetch('unicorn.png'); const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer(); isPng(new Uint8Array(buffer)); //=> true })(); ``` ## API ### isPng(buffer) Accepts a Buffer (Node.js) or Uint8Array. Returns a `boolean` of whether `buffer` is a PNG image. #### buffer The buffer to check. It only needs the first 8 bytes. ## Related - [file-type](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type) - Detect the file type of a Buffer/Uint8Array/ArrayBuffer ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)