- Extension
- .sixel
- .wmf
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- Microsoft
- Description
- Created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), SIXEL is a bitmap image format in an escaped sequence (seen as six pixels high and one pixel wide). You have to convert it into a more accessible format if you don’t have a DEC terminal to view it.
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- MIME Type
- image/vnd.dwg
- application/x-msmetafile
