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Photo sizes

4 × 6 in photo

Pixel sizes, print layout and the 1 document in 1 country that use a 4 × 6 in (102 × 152 mm) photo.

At a glance

A 4 × 6 in (102 × 152 mm) photo is printed 4 × 6 in and holds 1200 × 1800 pixels at 300 dpi. It is the official size for 1 document in 1 country, listed below. Head height, background and other rules still differ from document to document.

4 in6 in
A 4 × 6 in photo drawn to scale, 1200 × 1800 pixels at 300 dpi.

Documents that use a 4 × 6 in photo

Documents with 4 × 6 in photos
CountryDocumentCategoryDigital sizeBackground
IndiaNEET (UG) application photoExam application—White

How to make a 4 × 6 in 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 0.67 : 1 (4 × 6 in), keeping the head height the document asks for.
  4. Print at the right resolution. Print at 4 × 6 in on photo paper; at 300 dpi the crop needs 1200 × 1800 pixels.

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