SVGA 800 x 600

800 x 600 px sRGB 4:3 landscape

An 800 by 600 px SVGA canvas at 4:3. The legacy display standard that succeeded VGA and was the dominant resolution through the late 1990s and early 2000s.

about the size of a small icon canvas

About this size

SVGA bumped VGA's 640 by 480 up to 800 by 600 while keeping the 4:3 aspect ratio. The format dominated the era between VGA's decline and XGA's adoption, and most early-web design assumed SVGA viewers because it was the lowest common denominator across CRT monitors of the time.

Classic screens
Presentation drafts
Retro layouts

Pro tips

1 The standard resolution for late-1990s and early-2000s display work. Useful for period-accurate web design recreations.
2 4:3 aspect ratio carries the same legacy associations as VGA.
3 For mockups of legacy software or early-web interfaces, working at SVGA dimensions gives the period-correct visual constraint.