###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_GetPixelFormatName

Get the human readable name of a pixel format.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_pixels.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_pixels.h)

## Syntax

```c
const char* SDL_GetPixelFormatName(Uint32 format);
```

## Function Parameters

|                  |            |                            |
| ---------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- |
| [Uint32](Uint32) | **format** | the pixel format to query. |

## Return Value

(const char *) Returns the human readable name of the specified pixel
format or [`SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN`](SDL_PIXELFORMAT_UNKNOWN) if the
format isn't recognized.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

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