---
title: kCGImagePropertyPixelFormat
framework: imageio
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: imageio/kcgimagepropertypixelformat
---

# kCGImagePropertyPixelFormat

The format of the image’s individual pixels.

## Declaration

```swift
let kCGImagePropertyPixelFormat: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is a CFNumber. For information about how to interpret this value, see the PixelFormat tag in the EXIF specification.

## See Also

### Pixel Information

- [kCGImagePropertyPixelWidth](imageio/kcgimagepropertypixelwidth.md)
- [kCGImagePropertyPixelHeight](imageio/kcgimagepropertypixelheight.md)
- [kCGImagePropertyDPIHeight](imageio/kcgimagepropertydpiheight.md)
- [kCGImagePropertyDPIWidth](imageio/kcgimagepropertydpiwidth.md)
- [kCGImagePropertyDepth](imageio/kcgimagepropertydepth.md)