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Why does my shirt design print with a white background behind it?

Because the file has a background. A JPG, or a PNG saved on white, prints everything in the file, box included. A transparent PNG holds only the design.

Your design filePNG, JPG or WebP · up to 24 MBTry this example

Beta. 5 free previews a day, no account. Nothing is redrawn or enlarged.

The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG, with no box behind it
The SUNSET VIBES badge as a JPG with a white box behind it
JPG with a boxTransparent PNG
Real output of the tool, from the JPG on the left.

Before you start

You need
The JPG, PNG or WebP of your design, up to 24 MB.
You get
A transparent PNG, checked on a dark and a light shirt.
Time
Usually under a minute.
Cost
The preview is free, five a day. The clean PNG is one credit.

Step by step

  1. The SUNSET VIBES badge as a JPG with a white box behind it
    01Check the file.

    Open it over a dark background. If you see a rectangle around the art, the box is in the file.

  2. The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG
    02Remove the box.

    Upload the file here: the box and its soft shadow are removed and the art is not redrawn.

  3. The SUNSET VIBES badge as a transparent PNG, on a light shirt color
    03Look at it on dark and on light.

    The free preview shows the design on a black and on a white shirt color.

A PNG can have one too

A PNG saved from a flattened image has an opaque white background. The file type alone does not tell you.

Run this example, or use your own file.

Five previews a day, no account. Pay only for the files you keep.

Your design filePNG, JPG or WebP · up to 24 MBTry this example

Beta. 5 free previews a day, no account. Nothing is redrawn or enlarged.

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