Transparent Background ID Photo (PNG)

Transparent PNG is selected. Some ID card and badge systems print the photo straight onto a card design and ask for a transparent background; set the pixels and KB they require.

1Photo requirements

Works as is: 2×2 inch (600×600 px), white background, JPG. If the form states its own rules, paste them below and they fill in automatically.

Show an example

Size
Background
More settings (usually not needed)
Use this when the form gives inches, cm or mm; it converts to pixels at the DPI above.
Output format
Other backgrounds
The max is counted as 1000 bytes per KB and the min as 1024, so the file passes either way a site counts KB.

Send it to others and they get the same settings (the photo is never included)

2Choose a photo and position it

Drop a photo here, or

No ID photo needed: a phone selfie or any ordinary photo works. It centers on your face, crops to the required size and changes the background.

When taking it: stand in front of a plain light wall with even light and no shadows; hold the phone at eye level about an arm’s length away and include your shoulders; face the camera with ears and eyebrows visible, no hat. JPG, PNG, WebP or iPhone HEIC.

3Create and check

What a transparent-background photo looks like

Everything except the person is transparent (shown as a grey-and-white checkerboard in previews), so the card’s own background shows through when printed. Only formats with transparency such as PNG can store this; JPG cannot.

FAQ

Can I use JPG?

No — JPG has no transparency. It must be PNG.

Why is the PNG so much larger than a JPG?

PNG is lossless. If it exceeds your maximum, the colors are reduced to fit and the checks tell you.