SplashScreen (package schema for Windows 8)

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09/20/2021

Defines the appearance of the splash screen, which is displayed by the app during launch.

Element hierarchy

<VisualElements>: <SplashScreen>

Syntax

<SplashScreen BackgroundColor? = A three-byte hexadecimal number preceded by "#" or a named color.
              Image            = A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with ".jpg", ".png", or ".jpeg" that can't contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", |, ?, or *. In this string, the / and \ characters can't be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain / or \ but not both. />

Key

? optional (zero or one)

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
BackgroundColor	Specifies the background color of the splash screen. See the Remarks section for color names.	A three-byte hexadecimal number preceded by "#" or a named color.	No
Image	The path to the splash screen image. See the Remarks section for size requirements.	A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with ".jpg", ".png", or ".jpeg" that can't contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", \|, ?, or *. In this string, the / and \ characters can't be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain / or \ but not both.	Yes

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element	Description
VisualElements	Describes the visual aspects of the UWP app: its default tile, logo images, text and background colors, initial screen orientation, splash screen, and lock screen tile appearance.

Remarks

The splash screen image can be given as either a direct path to an image file or as a resource. By using a resource reference, you can supply images of different scales so that Windows can choose the best size for the device and screen resolution. You can also supply high contrast images for accessibility and localized images to match different UI languages. For more info, see the Globalization topic.

Size requirements of a splash screen image are shown here:

Image attributes Scale Image size in pixels Applications\Application\VisualElements\SplashScreen\@Image 100 620x300 140 868x420 180 1116x540

The following are supported background color names:

Name	Name	Name	Name	Name	Name
aliceBlue	antiqueWhite	aqua	aquamarine	azure	beige
bisque	black	blanchedAlmond	blue	blueViolet	brown
burlyWood	cadetBlue	chartreuse	chocolate	coral	cornflowerBlue
cornsilk	crimson	cyan	darkBlue	darkCyan	darkGoldenrod
darkGray	darkGreen	darkKhaki	darkMagenta	darkOliveGreen	darkOrange
darkOrchid	darkRed	darkSalmon	darkSeaGreen	darkSlateBlue	darkSlateGray
darkTurquoise	darkViolet	deepPink	deepSkyBlue	dimGray	dodgerBlue
firebrick	floralWhite	forestGreen	fuchsia	gainsboro	ghostWhite
gold	goldenrod	gray	green	greenYellow	honeydew
hotPink	indianRed	indigo	ivory	khaki	lavender
lavenderBlush	lawnGreen	lemonChiffon	lightBlue	lightCoral	lightCyan
lightGoldenrodYellow	lightGreen	lightGray	lightPink	lightSalmon	lightSeaGreen
lightSkyBlue	lightSlateGray	lightSteelBlue	lightYellow	lime	limeGreen
linen	magenta	maroon	mediumAquamarine	mediumBlue	mediumOrchid
mediumPurple	mediumSeaGreen	mediumSlateBlue	mediumSpringGreen	mediumTurquoise	mediumVioletRed
midnightBlue	mintCream	mistyRose	moccasin	navajoWhite	navy
oldLace	olive	oliveDrab	orange	orangeRed	orchid
paleGoldenrod	paleGreen	paleTurquoise	paleVioletRed	papayaWhip	peachPuff
peru	pink	plum	powderBlue	purple	red
rosyBrown	royalBlue	saddleBrown	salmon	sandyBrown	seaGreen
seaShell	sienna	silver	skyBlue	slateBlue	slateGray
snow	springGreen	steelBlue	tan	teal	thistle
tomato	transparent	turquoise	violet	wheat	white
whiteSmoke	yellow	yellowGreen

Requirements

	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest`

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