Circular Image Crop

A circular crop trims a photo into a round shape, keeping the part inside the circle and removing the corners. Many apps and websites already show profile pictures in a circle, so preparing the circle yourself lets you decide exactly which part of the picture is shown, instead of leaving it to an automatic crop.

This tool keeps the circle perfectly round, lets you move and resize it over your face, and saves the result as a square image whose corners are transparent. The table gives sizes that suit common uses.

These are practical suggestions rather than fixed rules, so check the size recommended by the platform you use.

Round pictures appear almost everywhere people are shown on screen. Messaging apps, social networks, video calls, online communities and workplace tools usually display profile pictures as circles. Websites use them for team members, testimonials and author boxes, and designers use them for badges and stickers.

• Profile pictures for chat and social accounts.
• Team and author photos on websites and blogs.
• Testimonials and reviews where a face adds trust.
• Presentations and resumes that use a rounded headshot.

1. Upload your picture by dropping it on the card, pasting it or choosing it from your gallery.
2. Move the circle so your face is centred, then drag the handles on the edge to make it larger or smaller.
3. Apply the crop and pick an output size.
4. Add a ring or background if you like, or leave it transparent.
5. Download the finished image.

A circle removes the corners of a picture, so anything near the edges is lost. Plan for that when you place the circle.

• Centre the eyes slightly above the middle of the circle.
• Leave a little room above the head so it is not touching the edge.
• Include the shoulders for a natural, balanced look.
• Keep the face large enough to be recognised when the picture is shown very small.

A circle sits inside a square image, so the four corners need to be either transparent or filled with a colour. PNG and WEBP can keep the corners transparent, which is the best choice when the picture will be placed on different backgrounds.

JPG cannot be transparent, so the corners are filled with white or with the colour you pick. JPG files are usually smaller, which helps when a website limits upload size.

A thin ring makes a profile picture stand out, especially on a busy background. White works well on dark pages, while a brand colour gives a consistent look across accounts. Keep the ring slim, since a very thick ring covers part of the picture.

If you choose a background colour, it fills the corners outside the circle. Pair it with a ring in a contrasting shade for a polished badge style.

• Using a very small photo and enlarging it, which makes the circle blurry.
• Cropping so tightly that the chin or the top of the head is cut off.
• Saving as JPG and then expecting transparent corners.
• Placing a thick ring over the face.
• Forgetting to check how the picture looks at a very small size.

Your photo is processed inside your own browser, so it is never uploaded to a server. That keeps personal pictures private. Once the page has loaded, the cropping and saving happen on your device, so results appear instantly.