WhatsApp Profile Picture Safe Area Guide
Master the inner 80% circular safe zone to prevent sliced faces, clipped logos, and awkward framing.
What is the WhatsApp Circular Safe Area?
Because WhatsApp uploads a 1:1 square master photo but displays a circular avatar mask, 21.5% of the total square image area (the four corners) gets cut off. The circular safe area is the inscribed circle inside the square canvas.
Pixel Dimensions for Safe Area Padding
- 640 × 640 px Master Canvas: Safe circle diameter is 512 px (64 px margin on all sides).
- 1080 × 1080 px Master Canvas: Safe circle diameter is 864 px (108 px margin on all sides).
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