Circle Crop for Discord

Where does Discord show the picture as a round image?

The avatar sits in the member list, next to messages, and on the profile card. Those placements use a circular mask.

You will see that circle in the member list, beside a message, and on the profile card. A detailed illustration that looks sharp on your desktop becomes a blob beside a username. Crop for the small circle, not for the upload preview alone.

What size does Discord actually publish?

The cited help page says avatar uploads can be PNG or GIF (animated GIF is described for Nitro). It does not publish a pixel size. Banners are a different asset: PNG, JPG, or animated GIF under 10 MB, minimum 680×240.

Discord does not get a fake official pixel size on this page. Where the help text gives a range or a render size, that text is quoted below. A 512 pixel export is labeled a general recommendation, including on the button, and it is not presented as Discord’s specification.

Do not copy a 128 or 512 figure from a third-party cheat sheet onto this page and call it Discord’s rule. The help article we checked describes file types and the banner’s 680 by 240 minimum. The avatar line does not include a width. If Discord later prints a size, the date under the mock should change with it.

How should I crop before I upload?

Center the face or the mark. Discord’s interface is often dark, so a dark subject on a dark crop disappears. Use the dark plate in the preview strip. A thin light border can separate the avatar from the list without relying on a size Discord did not publish.

Nitro’s animated GIF note in the help article is about the avatar format, not about this editor. This site exports a still image. The first frame of a GIF can be cropped, and the note in the tool says so. An animated circle is outside this version.

What file should I download?

PNG matches the file type Discord’s help already lists, and it keeps a clear outside if you need it. JPG is fine if you flatten onto a color that matches how you want the circle to read. The general 512 button is a convenience, not a spec. Custom is there if you prefer another square.

The mock beside the tool is a generic list with a circle. It is not a Discord screenshot and it does not use Discord’s logo.

What if Discord changes the screen?

Profile layouts move. The help URL and the last verified date are the parts you can audit. If the article still omits a pixel size, keep treating 512 as ours, not theirs.

How do I use the file on Discord?

A circle crop for Discord is the square file you set as the avatar. Discord’s help lists PNG and GIF and does not print a pixel size, so the circle crop for Discord you export at 512 is this site’s suggestion, not Discord’s rule. Check the small preview before you upload that circle crop for Discord, because the member list is where it has to work.

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