X BitMap
A sample XBM file | |
| Filename extension | .xbm |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
image/x-xbitmap, image/x-xbm |
| Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | public.xbitmap-image |
| Type of format | Image file formats |
| Extended from | C (programming language) |
| Extended to | X PixMap (XPM) |
In computer graphics, the X Window System used X BitMap (XBM), a plain text binary image format, for storing cursor and icon bitmaps used in the X GUI. The XBM format is superseded by XPM, which first appeared for X11 in 1989.