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# SDL_PixelType

Pixel type.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_pixels.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_pixels.h)

## Syntax

```c
typedef enum SDL_PixelType
{
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_UNKNOWN,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_INDEX1,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_INDEX4,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_INDEX8,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED8,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED16,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED32,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_ARRAYU8,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_ARRAYU16,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_ARRAYU32,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_ARRAYF16,
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_ARRAYF32,
    /* appended at the end for compatibility with sdl2-compat:  */
    SDL_PIXELTYPE_INDEX2
} SDL_PixelType;
```

## Version

This enum is available since SDL 3.0.0.

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