Photo · 200 × 230 px
Resize a photo to exactly 200 × 230 pixels
Many application portals do not just cap the file size — they state an exact pixel size, and 200 by 230 is one of the most common. A file that meets the size limit but not the pixel requirement is still rejected, and the portal often does not say which rule you broke.
This page produces a photo at exactly 200 by 230 pixels and then compresses it to stay within the size ceiling as well.
Your file is processed inside this browser and is never uploaded. There is no server involved, so nothing is stored or transmitted.
| Rule | What this tool does |
|---|---|
| Exact pixel dimensions | Outputs exactly 200 × 230 pixels |
| Maximum file size | Compresses as far as needed to stay within the ceiling |
| Correct proportions | Crops to fill the frame instead of stretching the face |
| Accepted format | Standard JPEG, the format these portals expect |
Pixel requirements differ between portals and change between cycles. Confirm yours in the current notification.
Why portals state pixels at all
A pixel requirement exists so every application looks the same. The portal wants to lay thousands of photographs into a fixed layout on an admit card or a database view, and a fixed frame only works if every image is the same shape.
That is why this requirement is often stricter in practice than the file size limit. Getting the size right and the pixels wrong produces a rejection just as reliably.
The stretching problem, and how this tool avoids it
Most simple converters force your photo into the target rectangle, which changes its shape. A 4:3 phone photo pushed into a 200 by 230 box — which is taller than it is wide — makes the face visibly narrow and elongated. On an identity document that looks wrong immediately.
This tool instead scales your photo up until it fills the whole rectangle and then crops away the overflow, keeping the original proportions exactly. You lose a little from the edges; the face keeps its real shape.
Framing the crop before you upload
Because the tool crops to fill, the framing of your original matters more here than on a size-only tool. If the crop would cut off part of your head, fix it in the source.
- Leave some space above your head in the original, so a centre crop cannot trim it.
- Keep your face near the centre of the frame rather than off to one side.
- A portrait-orientation photo crops into 200 × 230 far better than a wide landscape shot.
- A plain, light background survives cropping better, because there is no important detail to lose.
Checking the result before you upload
The readout above shows the finished size, and the preview shows the actual cropped result. Look at both.
If the file is over the size ceiling, the tool will say so rather than quietly hand you something that will be refused. If your source is a very detailed photograph, a tighter ceiling may not be achievable without visible loss, and starting from a simpler image is the honest fix.
Questions people ask
Will this stretch my photo to fit 200 × 230?
No. It scales the image to fill the frame and then crops the overflow, which keeps your face in its correct proportions. Stretching is what makes photos look wrong on identity documents.
The crop cuts off the top of my head. What should I do?
Use a source photo that has more space above the head, or crop it yourself first with the face centred. The tool always crops the centre of the image, so the framing has to be right in the source.
Does the order of operations matter — pixels first or size first?
Pixels first, always. Fixing the dimensions and then compressing is the only order that satisfies both rules. Compressing first and resizing afterwards tends to break whichever rule you did not handle last.
My portal wants a different pixel size, not 200 × 230.
This page is fixed at 200 × 230. If yours differs, the requirement will be stated in your notification, and the same approach applies — lock the pixels, then compress to fit the ceiling.
What if 50 KB is not achievable at 200 × 230?
It usually is, comfortably, because 200 × 230 is only 46,000 pixels. If the tool reports that it is over the ceiling, your source is unusually detailed and a plainer background will help.
Is the result acceptable as an identity photo?
The file will meet the technical rules. Whether it is accepted is also about the photograph itself — recency, background, lighting and expression. Check those against your notification as well.