# Why is my png not transparent in game?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-png-not-transparent-in-game/500796>\
**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** hud-blueprint, hud, images, unreal-engine, UE4-27, question\
**Created:** [February 22, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-png-not-transparent-in-game/500796 "2022-02-22T02:59:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![andyc\_90](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@andyc\_90](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/andyc_90)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-png-not-transparent-in-game/500796/1 "2022-02-22T02:59:44Z")

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Hey im trying to implement a HUD and im using transparent png images. They appear to be transparent as they should be in the browser but in game they are not and I am confused as to why. Is there something I should be turning off maybe?

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/c/2/8c229e5929c86cbe0f3fa47e9fdc9176aa98998e.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/d/0/8d0b58aadc5fcd605256d84efb8dd888a4b1892c.png)

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**Author:** ![andyc\_90](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@andyc\_90](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/andyc_90)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-is-my-png-not-transparent-in-game/500796/2 "2022-02-22T04:06:53Z")

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I have solved this issue and feel abit dumb so I put the add to viewport node to event tick not beginplay haha. Guess you learn from your mistakes lol.