40×40 mm photo size
8 documents in 4 countries are issued from a 40×40 mm photo. It is the everyday passport and ID format outside North America, and the numbers below are the ones those offices measure.
Quick facts
- Photo size
- 40×40 mm
- Digital size
- 472×472 px
- Head height (chin to crown)
- 70–80% of the photo height
- Background colour
- #FFFFFF
- Print resolution
- 300 DPI
- Documents at this size
- 8
- Countries using this size
- 4
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Countries that use 40×40 mm
Open a country to see its own documents, its official authority and the paper local shops print on.
Documents at 40×40 mm
- Argentina Passport PhotoStandardArgentina · 40×40 mm
- Congo [Republic] Passport from U.S/Canada/Mexico PhotoStandardKongo – Brazzaville · 40×40 mm
- Cameroon Passport set 1 PhotoStandardKamerun · 40×40 mm
- Argentina DNI PhotoStandardArgentina · 40×40 mm
- Argentina Visa PhotoStandardArgentina · 40×40 mm
- Congo [Republic] Visa PhotoStandardKongo – Brazzaville · 40×40 mm
- Cameroon Visa PhotoStandardKamerun · 40×40 mm
- Photo 40x40 mmStandardXX · 40×40 mm
Questions about 40×40 mm photos
How many pixels is a 40×40 mm photo?
A 40×40 mm photo is 472×472 px at 300 DPI. Anything smaller is upscaled when it is printed and loses the detail the clerk checks.
How big should the head be in a 40×40 mm photo?
The head should measure 70–80% of the photo height from chin to crown, centred in the frame, with the eyes looking straight into the lens.
What background does a 40×40 mm photo need?
Most documents at this size ask for #FFFFFF: plain, evenly lit and with no shadow behind the head. Check your own document's page for its exact colour.
How do I print a 40×40 mm photo at home?
Print the sheet we generate on 10×15 cm or A4 photo paper at 300 DPI and cut along the guides. The sheet already repeats the photo at exactly 40×40 mm.
Guides
- How to take a passport photo with an iPhoneWhere to stand, which camera to use, and why portrait-mode blur costs you the photo.
- Taking the photo at home without helpA door, a window and a timer are enough. Here is the setup that works in an ordinary room.
- Six mistakes that get a photo rejectedA shadow behind the head, a slight smile, glare on glasses — what reviewers actually look at, and the check that catches each one.
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