Circle Crop for TikTok

Where does TikTok show the picture as a round image?

The profile photo is shown as a circle on the profile and as a small circle beside videos and comments.

You see the circle on the profile and as a smaller circle beside videos and comments. A profile video, when you use one, is a different feature and can hide the still photo. This tool only makes the still image.

What size does TikTok actually publish?

The public help page on adding a profile photo did not state a pixel size in the copy available on the verification date. Do not treat unofficial charts as TikTok’s specification.

TikTok 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 TikTok’s specification.

Until TikTok’s own page prints a number, this site will not store 20, 200, or 1080 as a TikTok rule. Those figures show up in blogs. They are not in our data file. The button sets 512 and the caption calls it a general recommendation.

How should I crop before I upload?

TikTok’s circle is often on top of video, so contrast matters more than detail. A simple face or a simple mark wins. Check the darkest preview plate. Neon backgrounds that look fun at full size can swallow the subject at 32 pixels.

Crop tight. A full scene does not survive beside a caption. Leave the subject inside the inner part of the circle so the mask does not take the chin or the hat.

What file should I download?

Download PNG or JPG. You will upload it yourself in the app. This page cannot promise a file-type list the help article did not give us. If an upload fails, try the other format and a smaller file.

The mock is a neutral profile with a circle. It does not imitate TikTok’s layout or use its logo.

What if TikTok changes the screen?

The help page is thin and may be rewritten. If a pixel size appears there, it should be added here with a new date. Until then the honest line is that we did not find one.

How do I use the file on TikTok?

A circle crop for TikTok is the profile photo you add from TikTok’s own help steps. The article we checked does not state a pixel size, so a circle crop for TikTok at 512 is a general recommendation. Look at the small preview before you upload. A detailed picture turns into a blot beside a video.

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