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Make a Discord avatar
Discord renders an avatar at several sizes, from a large profile popout down to a small circle beside every message you send.
512 pixels square covers all of them comfortably, and the circular mask means anything near the corners of your picture will not survive - so centre what matters.
How to make a Discord avatar
- Drop in your photograph. It is cropped in this page, not uploaded.
- Pick a size. 512 x 512 is the recommendation; the larger option stays sharper on a high-density screen.
- Let it crop square and centre. Check the result before you download it.
- Download, and upload that copy to your profile.
Supported formats
This tool accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP and AVIF files. Everything is decoded by your own browser, so the formats available depend on what your browser can open - which for HEIC in particular varies between Safari and other browsers.
Frequently asked questions
What size should a Discord profile picture be?
512 x 512 is the size independent references consistently report for Discord, and this page defaults to it with a larger option beside it. Platforms change display sizes without announcing it and re-encode what they receive, so treat it as the size that works rather than a specification Discord is bound to.
Can a Discord avatar be animated?
Animated avatars are a paid feature on Discord, and this page produces a still image rather than a GIF. If you want an animated one, the GIF tools here can build and resize the animation - the size guidance on this page still applies to it.
Why is my face cut off in the circle?
Discord masks every avatar to a circle, at every size from the profile popout down to the small one beside each message. The corners of your square are never shown anywhere, so treat the square as a container for a centred circle rather than as the picture.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. It is done in this page on your own machine, and the metadata - camera, timestamp, any location - is removed from the file you download.
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