Crop a WhatsApp DP from any photo, image or picture with the circle drawn on the square while you frame it. Out comes a 500×500 JPEG square, the shape WhatsApp asks for, with the face inside the part it will show.
WhatsApp shows a square profile photo as a circle and publishes no pixel size for it, so this page writes a square it displays sharply and shows you the circle before you save, at three sizes, beside a rounded-square and a squircle preview.
Other avatars: the PFP cropper previews several masks for any app, and circle crop writes a round transparent PNG. Whole photo with a border: no crop. Instagram sizes: crop for Instagram.
What you can do here
The circle, live
The dashed circle on the square is what a round avatar keeps; drag the box until the face sits inside it.
Previews at app sizes
Under the stage, the crop is shown as a circle at 180, 96 and 40 px, and as a rounded square and a squircle.
A safe square out
WhatsApp publishes no DP pixel size, so the page writes a 500×500 JPEG, a square it shows well. You can change the size under Export.
Nothing cut off instead
To put the whole photo in the square with a border rather than crop it, use the no-crop page.
How to crop whatsapp dp
- 1Open the photo
Drop it on the box or choose it. It stays in this tab.
- 2Keep the face inside the circle
Drag the square; the dashed circle and the previews under the photo show what a round avatar keeps.
- 3Download the square
The contract shows 500×500 and the size in KB. Download, then set it as your profile photo in WhatsApp.
Questions about cropping
What size should a WhatsApp DP be?
WhatsApp does not publish a pixel size for profile photos. It takes a square and shows it as a circle. This page writes a 500×500 JPEG, which is a size it displays sharply; any larger square also works, and you can set one under Export.
Why does WhatsApp cut off my photo?
It crops a non-square photo to a square and then shows that square as a circle, so the corners and often the top of the head disappear. Cropping the square yourself, with the circle drawn, decides what stays.
Do the previews show exactly what WhatsApp shows?
They show the shape and the sizes avatars appear at, not WhatsApp's own rendering. The file is always the square; the previews only show what each mask cuts off.
Can I put the whole photo in without cropping?
Yes. The no-crop page fits the whole photo inside the square with a colour or blurred border, so nothing is cut off. Choose WhatsApp DP square under Fit without cropping.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The crop is drawn on a canvas in this tab and the file is saved by your browser. Nothing about the photo is sent anywhere.
Can I make it a round PNG instead?
Yes, on the circle crop page: it writes a transparent PNG with the circle cut out. WhatsApp itself expects a square and will crop a round PNG again, so the square is the better upload.