# Image compression and resizing

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 27, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614 "2015-08-27T21:06:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-compression-and-resizing/32614/5 "2015-08-27T22:32:48Z")

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No – we are actually resizing the image with the thumbnail. **The only thing downloaded is the small thumbnail unless the user explicitly clicks or taps through on the image**. Here’s a _giant_ picture I just uploaded. Please feel free to verify this yourself if you don’t believe me.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/5/15e486971d48b42dcbd882b326ad1f4fdf275c2b.jpg)

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