YouTube profile picture size
YouTube states renders at 98 × 98 pixels. 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 YouTube says
- Size: renders at 98 × 98 pixels.
- Image size up to 15 MB.
- JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG; no animated GIF.
- A square or round image is advised.
The cropper saves 800 × 800 pixels for YouTube: our choice: YouTube gives only the size it shows, 98 × 98, so a larger square stays sharp on large screens. Read on 12 November 2026 on support.google.com and support.google.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. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Facts read on each platform's own help pages on 12 November 2026.
Questions
Is this the official YouTube size?
It is the size YouTube 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.