GitHub profile picture size
GitHub states about 500 × 500 pixels recommended. Crop your photo to that size below and see how it looks small. It all happens in your browser: your photo is never uploaded.
What GitHub says
- Size: about 500 × 500 pixels recommended.
- Under 1 MB and smaller than 3000 × 3000 pixels.
- PNG, JPG or GIF.
The cropper saves 500 × 500 pixels for GitHub: GitHub's recommended size. Read on 12 November 2026 on docs.github.com.
Make it look good small
- Head and shoulders, your face filling about half the circle, a little room above your hair.
- Your face a little above the middle: most apps cut from the centre.
- Start from the original photo, not a screenshot or a copy sent in a chat.
- Soft light on your face: a window in front of you does more than any filter.
Every size we checked: the full table.
This site is not connected to, endorsed by or sponsored by any of the platforms named here. GitHub is a trademark of GitHub, Inc.. Facts read on each platform's own help pages on 12 November 2026.
Questions
Is this the official GitHub size?
It is the size GitHub states on its own help page, read on 12 November 2026. Platforms change their pages; the source link above shows what it says today.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The cropper runs in your browser. The photo is opened, cropped and saved on your own device.