🪪 ID Photo Sizes

Step-by-step

1. Pick a clear, front-facing photo A head-and-shoulders shot with even lighting is easiest to work with. This tool does not remove the background — if the rules require white, shoot against a pale wall in the first place.
2. Choose the size first Most passports use 3.5 × 4.5 cm. US visas and passports are an unusual 2 × 2 inch square. Chinese and Japanese documents have their own sizes. Once chosen, the selection box locks to that ratio.
3. Frame the shot Drag out the part to keep. The box holds the required ratio so nothing distorts. Leave some space above the head and do not clip the chin — the face occupying roughly 70% of the frame is a safe starting point.
4. Decide about the print sheet Ticking "also produce a print sheet" gives you a second image: copies laid out on 4×6 photo paper with cutting guides. One print at the shop yields six to eight photos, far cheaper than ordering them individually.
5. Download You get two files: the single photo (with the size in the name, e.g. -35x45mm) and the 4×6 layout (-4x6-8up). Upload the single one for online applications; take the sheet to a print shop.

When you would use this

Common ID photo specifications

Everything is exported at 300 DPI, the standard both print shops and online systems expect.

• 3.5 × 4.5 cm — 413 × 531 px. The most widespread passport and ID size worldwide.
• 2.8 × 3.5 cm — 331 × 413 px. Student cards, staff passes, and some forms.
• 2 × 2 in (US visa and passport) — 600 × 600 px. Square, and genuinely unusual; do not mix it up with other countries\' sizes.
• 3.3 × 4.8 cm and 2.5 × 3.5 cm — common for Chinese documents.

Using the 4×6 sheet to cut printing costs

A set of ID photos from a shop typically costs several times what a single 6-inch print does. But an ID photo is just a small photograph — you can shoot it and lay it out yourself, and pay for one print.

With the sheet option ticked you get a 4×6 inch (10.2 × 15.2 cm) image with copies tiled to the chosen spec and faint cutting guides drawn on. Print it as an ordinary 6-inch photo at a shop or kiosk, cut along the lines, and you have six to eight standard ID photos.

One thing matters at the machine: choose "actual size" or "no crop". If it rescales or crops your layout, the dimensions shift and the cut photos will not meet spec.

How to take a photo that passes

This tool handles the size; whether the photo itself is acceptable comes down to how it was taken. The basics:

• Background — a plain, pale wall, standing far enough away that you do not cast a shadow on it. Cutting out afterwards is usually more trouble than reshooting.
• Light — natural light from a window facing you is best; avoid overhead lighting that shadows the eye sockets.
• Framing — face-on, eyes level with the lens, relaxed expression with the mouth closed, and a little space above the head.
• Distance — have someone shoot from a metre or two with the rear camera. Do not use a selfie: the wide angle enlarges the nose and distorts the face.

What it does not do

This tool does not remove backgrounds, retouch, or judge whether your photo complies. It does precise cropping, size conversion, and layout — the parts a machine does more accurately than a person. Everything else is down to the issuing authority\'s rules, so check the official guidance before submitting, particularly for passports and visas.

Frequently asked questions

What you might need next

Image work rarely ends in one step. These pair up with ID Photo Sizes most often:

• ✂️ Crop Image — Drag to select the area to keep
• 📐 Resize Image — By width, percentage, or exact size
• 🎯 Compress to Size — Say 2MB and it lands under 2MB

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