Working with the cropper
Preset, crop, print sheet, cutting guide and bleed — the words used by the cropping tool itself.
Open the cropper
Pick the size for the country you are applying to, or continue with the size you chose last.
Working with the cropper
- Preset
- A named size in the cropper — for example “UK Passport 45×35 mm” — so you can pick a country instead of typing measurements.
- Crop
- Choosing the part of the photo that will be printed. Everything outside the frame is discarded.
- Print sheet
- A single page such as 4×6 in or A4 holding several copies of the same photo, so you can cut them apart. Cutting guides and a margin watermark are optional.
- Cutting guide
- A thin line drawn between photos on a print sheet so you can trim with a guillotine or scissors.
- Bleed
- A safety margin beyond the trim line. Print sheets here include a small gap so trimming slightly off-centre does not cut into the face.
More glossary pages
- Sizes and measurementMillimetres, inches, head height, framing and orientation — the measurements that decide whether a photo is accepted.
- Resolution and filesPixels, ppi, dpi, aspect ratio, JPEG and PNG, file-size limits, colour space and interpolation.
- Official standardsICAO, ICAO 9303, biometric photos and consular legalisation — who sets the rules and what they mean.
- Units at a glanceEvery common photo size converted to pixels at 300 ppi and 600 ppi, and the countries that use it.