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title: "what is nine-patch image?"  
description: "what is nine-patch image?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-06-04  
updated: 2020-09-22  
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# what is nine-patch image?

- The Nine-patch in the image name refers to the way the image can be resized: 4 corners that are unscaled, 4 edges that are scaled in 1 axis, and the middle one that can be scaled into both axes.\
- A Nine-patch image allows resizing that can be used as background or other image size requirements for the target device.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

- The Nine-patch in the image name refers to the way the image can be resized: 4 corners that are unscaled, 4 edges that are scaled in 1 axis, and the middle one that can be scaled into both axes.\
- A Nine-patch image allows resizing that can be used as background or other image size requirements for the target device.


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