The published rule for this document’s photograph — from HM Passport Office, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
# Photo requirements: Passport, United Kingdom
The published rule for this document’s photograph — from HM Passport Office, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
Last updated 2026-08-20
## The figures
| What is measured | What this rule publishes |
| --- | --- |
| Print size | 35 x 45 mm at 300 dpi |
| Head, chin to crown | 64.4% to 75.6% (29–34 mm) |
| Eye line, from the bottom | 50.0% to 60.0% (22.5–27 mm) |
| Background | Light grey or cream |
| Digital photo for an online application | at least 600 x 750 px, JPEG, 50.0 KB to 10.00 MB |
[Make this photo](https://abox.tools/id-photo/#uk-passport) Opens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
## What else this rule says
- The head is measured chin to crown and must be between 29 and 34 mm - notably shorter than the ICAO band, so a photo cropped to the ICAO rule can be refused here for having too large a head.
- The digital rule has a floor as well as a ceiling: under 50 KB the upload is refused for being too small.
## Where these figures come from
Transcribed from HM Passport Office — gov.uk, Passport photo requirements. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
## What the tool does with them
- Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
- Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
- Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
- Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.
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The figures
What is measured
What this rule publishes
Print size
35 x 45 mm at 300 dpi
Head, chin to crown
64.4% to 75.6% (29–34 mm)
Eye line, from the bottom
50.0% to 60.0% (22.5–27 mm)
Background
Light grey or cream
Digital photo for an online application
at least 600 x 750 px, JPEG, 50.0 KB to 10.00 MB
Make this photoOpens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
What else this rule says
The head is measured chin to crown and must be between 29 and 34 mm - notably shorter than the ICAO band, so a photo cropped to the ICAO rule can be refused here for having too large a head.
The digital rule has a floor as well as a ceiling: under 50 KB the upload is refused for being too small.
Where these figures come from
Transcribed from HM Passport Office — gov.uk, Passport photo requirements. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
What the tool does with them
Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.