Place Cats
A quick and simple service for getting pictures of cats for use as placeholders in your designs or code. Just put your image size (width & height) after our URL and you'll get a placeholder.
like this: https://placecats.com/300/200
or this: https://placecats.com/neo/300/200
or: https://placecats.com/millie/300/150
or: https://placecats.com/millie_neo/300/200
or: https://placecats.com/neo_banana/300/200
or: https://placecats.com/neo_2/300/200
or: https://placecats.com/bella/300/200
grayscale: https://placecats.com/g/300/200
Image Fit & Position Adjustments
You can control how the image fits into the specified width and height
using query parameters for
fit and position. The available options are:
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fit: Determines how the image fits into the given
dimensions.
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cover(default): Image will fill the entire area, cropping if necessary. -
contain: Image will be resized to fit within the dimensions without cropping. -
fill: Image will be stretched to fill the area, possibly distorting. -
inside: Image fits within the dimensions, but won’t exceed them. -
outside: Image may exceed the dimensions, but the smallest dimension will fit.
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position: Determines the focus point for cropping
when using the
coverfit.center(default): Centered cropping.top: Focuses on the top of the image.left: Focuses on the left side of the image.-
right: Focuses on the right side of the image. bottom: Focuses on the bottom of the image.
Example usage with fit and position:
https://placecats.com/300/200?fit=contain&position=topThis will return a 300x200 image that fits within the dimensions, focusing on the top of the image to prevent cropping important details.
🐱 Support PlaceCats
PlaceCats is free to use and always should be! However, hosting costs can add up. If this service has been helpful to you, consider supporting it, although it's not required:
Meet Millie & Neo
The adorable cats that make PlaceCats possible! Follow their adventures on Instagram.
