ID Photo Maker: Any Size, Any Background

An ID photo maker takes an ordinary photo and turns it into a correctly sized identification photo: it removes the background, crops to the aspect ratio the document requires, scales to the exact pixel dimensions, and exports a file you can upload or print.

ID photos are more varied than passport photos because there is no single standard. A passport is usually 35x45 mm or 2x2 inches, but an employee badge, a student record, a professional licence and an exam registration can each ask for something different — and the sizes that appear most often in practice are 1x1 inch (Philippine ID cards), 2x2 inches (US documents), 35x45 mm (most of the world) and 25x35 mm. The only reliable source for the size is the form or document you are submitting to.

Upload a photo above, pick a preset or type your own dimensions, choose a background colour, and download. There is no signup, no watermark, and no limit on how many you make.

35×45 mm413×531 px300 DPI

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Photo specifications

Size: 35 × 45 mm
Pixels: 413 × 531 px
Output: 300 DPI
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Common uses

Government ID cards and documents. — National ID cards, residence permits, driving licences and professional licences. Each publishes its own photo specification — usually 35x45 mm, 2x2 inches or 1x1 inch.
Employment records and badges. — Employee ID cards, HR onboarding forms and access badges. Sizes vary by employer; 1x1 inch and 35x45 mm are the most common defaults.
School, university and exam registration. — Student records, enrolment forms and exam registrations. These often ask for 25x35 mm or 1x1 inch, and sometimes specify a background colour.
Online profile and application uploads. — Digital forms that accept a photo upload with a stated pixel size and file-size cap.

ID Photo Sizes You Are Most Likely to Need

The sizes that come up most often across government, employment and education documents.

Unit	Width	Height	Notes
35 × 45 mm	413 px	531 px	Passports and IDs in the UK, Europe, Australia and most of Asia
2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)	600 px	600 px	US passports and visas, Indian passports, green cards
1 × 1 in (25.4 × 25.4 mm)	300 px	300 px	Philippine ID cards, employment and school forms
25 × 35 mm	295 px	413 px	Common for school, exam and registration documents
33 × 48 mm	390 px	567 px	China visa and passport applications
Custom	Any	Any	Type your own millimetre or pixel dimensions if the document specifies them

All pixel values assume 300 DPI, the standard for printing and for most online uploads. If a form gives you pixels rather than millimetres, type them in directly and ignore the physical size.

What Makes an Acceptable ID Photo

Requirements are set by the organisation asking for the photo, but these are the properties almost all of them check.

1. Correct dimensions and orientation.Width and height in the right order. 45x35 mm is landscape and 35x45 mm is portrait — the same numbers swapped produce a different photo.
2. Plain, even background.White is the safe default. Blue and red are used by some agencies and employers to distinguish document types; grey appears on some professional registrations. Follow what the form says.
3. Face centred, front-facing, eyes open.Look directly at the camera with your head level. Tilted or three-quarter angles are not accepted.
4. Neutral expression, mouth closed.Standard for official documents. Smiling is rejected by most authorities.
5. Sharp and correctly exposed.No blur, no shadows across the face, no red-eye, and no retouching or filters.
6. Recent.Six months is the usual limit. A photo that no longer looks like you will be rejected even when every measurement is correct.

If the document you are submitting to publishes its own specification, use that. These defaults are for the common case where the form only states a size.

Official sources

The figures on this page were checked against these sources. Requirements change, so confirm the details that apply to your own application before you submit.

Last reviewed 2026-09-13.

How to Make an ID Photo

1Choose a size. Select a preset, or type the width and height in millimetres or pixels if your document specifies them.
2Upload your photo. JPG, PNG and WebP up to 10 MB are accepted. A front-facing photo against a plain wall gives the best result.
3Let the background be removed. It is replaced with white automatically; switch to blue, red, grey or a custom colour if the form asks for one.
4Adjust the crop. Use the zoom and arrow controls to centre your head and shoulders within the guide box.
5Check the resolution. 300 DPI is standard for printing; higher is fine as long as the file stays within any upload size cap.
6Download as JPG for printing and uploads, or as PNG if you need a transparent background for a card template.

Making several copies: print a grid of the same photo on one 4x6 sheet and cut them out. Turn off "fit to page" so the size stays exact.

Common ID Photo Mistakes

The errors that most often get an ID photo sent back.

Wrong orientation. Submitting 413x531 where 531x413 was asked for. Check whether the slot on the document is portrait or landscape.
Wrong background colour. White is not universal. Some agencies and employers specify blue or red, and a few reject white outright.
Upscaling a small photo. Enlarging a 200 pixel wide photo to 413 pixels adds blur, not detail. Start from a larger original.
Smiling or tilted head. Both are rejection reasons for official documents. Keep your head level and your expression neutral.
Saving in the wrong format. Online forms usually accept JPEG only. PNG is useful for transparency but is often rejected and can exceed file-size caps.