Data URI scheme: Difference between revisions

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Note that as an URL, the data: URL should be formattable with [[whitespace]]s, but there are practical issues with how that relates to base64 encoding [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73026#c12]. InAuthors practice,should ignore using any whitespaces for base64 encoded data: URLs.

== Limitations ==

While URL should be essentially unlimited in length, manysome [[user agent]]s ([[web browser]]s) do not support unlimited length URLs. For example, URLs in Opera are limited to around 4100 characters. Authors should restrict the use of data: URLs to small media files only.

== See also ==