51×51 mm photo size
58 documents in 41 countries are issued from a 51×51 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
- 51×51 mm
- Digital size
- 602×602 px
- Head height (chin to crown)
- 25–35 mm
- Background colour
- #FFFFFF
- Print resolution
- 300 DPI
- Documents at this size
- 58
- Countries using this size
- 41
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Countries that use 51×51 mm
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Documents at 51×51 mm
- Indian Passport PhotoVerifiedIndia · 51×51 mm
- US Passport PhotoVerifiedSpojené štáty · 2×2 in (50.8×50.8 mm)
- Barbados Passport PhotoStandardBarbados · 51×51 mm
- Benin Passport photo from U.S PhotoStandardBenin · 51×51 mm
- Egypt Passport from U.S PhotoStandardEgypt · 51×51 mm
- Indonesia Passport PhotoStandardIndonézia · 51×51 mm
- Israel Passport 2 PhotoStandardIzrael · 51×51 mm
- India OCI Passport PhotoStandardIndia · 51×51 mm
- India Passport for BLS USA Application PhotoStandardIndia · 51×51 mm
- Jordan Passport from U.S PhotoStandardJordánsko · 51×51 mm
- Kenya Passport PhotoStandardKeňa · 51×51 mm
- Namibia Passport PhotoStandardNamíbia · 51×51 mm
Questions about 51×51 mm photos
How many pixels is a 51×51 mm photo?
A 51×51 mm photo is 602×602 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 51×51 mm photo?
The head should measure 25–35 mm from chin to crown, centred in the frame, with the eyes looking straight into the lens.
What background does a 51×51 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 51×51 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 51×51 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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