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Photo sizes

26 × 32 mm photo

Pixel sizes, print layout and the 8 documents in 2 countries that use a 26 × 32 mm (1.02 × 1.26 in) photo.

At a glance

A 26 × 32 mm (1.02 × 1.26 in) photo is printed 26 × 32 mm and holds 307 × 378 pixels at 300 dpi. It is the official size for 8 documents in 2 countries, listed below. Head height, background and other rules still differ from document to document.

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A 26 × 32 mm photo drawn to scale, 307 × 378 pixels at 300 dpi.

Documents that use a 26 × 32 mm photo

Documents with 26 × 32 mm photos
CountryDocumentCategoryDigital sizeBackground
ChinaID cardID card358 × 441 pxWhite, with no border
ChinaSocial security cardOther document358 × 441 pxWhite, with no border
SpainPassportPassport—Uniform, smooth white
SpainID cardID card—Uniform, smooth white
SpainDriving licenceDriving licence—Light, plain and uniform
SpainGun licenceLicence—Not stated for the European Firearms Pass
SpainNIE cardOther document—No photo for the NIE
SpainTIE cardOther document—White

How to make a 26 × 32 mm photo

  1. Check your document's own rules. Open the document in the table below: head height, background and recency differ between countries even when the print size is the same.
  2. Take the photo. Photograph the person against a plain background in even light, facing the camera, with space around the head and shoulders.
  3. Crop to the ratio. Crop the image to 0.81 : 1 (26 × 32 mm), keeping the head height the document asks for.
  4. Print at the right resolution. Print at 26 × 32 mm on photo paper; at 300 dpi the crop needs 307 × 378 pixels.

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