3 ms·Faster to load: no separate http request. Graphics is sub-pixel anti-aliased. GIFs are not.by silvestrov 17y agoFaster to load: no separate http request. Graphics is sub-pixel anti-aliased. GIFs are not.Groxx 17y agoanti-aliased: that just made me test something, and yep, it also scales with zooming the page, which completely eclipses using GIFs to do things this can do. Hooray non-pixellation!kilian 17y agoAlso, try changing the background color ;) anti-aliased opacity!