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Germany ID card photo
35 × 45 mm photos built to the published Germany requirements, generated entirely in your browser. Validation is free; download when you are ready.
Spec at a glance
Germany ID Card (Personalausweis) · europe
- Dimensions
- 35 × 45 mm
- Pixels @ DPI
- 413 × 531 px @ 300 DPI
- Head size
- 32–36 mm chin-to-crown
- Background
- Light grey
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- File format
- JPEG
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Germany ID Card (Personalausweis)
35 × 45 mm · Light grey background · head 32–36 mm
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JPEG, PNG, or WebP up to 15 MB. Selfies work, but a sharp head-on shot yields the best results.
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Use a sharp, high-resolution photo with your head and shoulders filling the frame — don’t stand too far from the camera.
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Requirements
- Same biometric photo standard as the German passport (35 × 45 mm, light grey background, no glasses).
- Since 1 May 2025 the Personalausweis photo is captured digitally at the authority or a certified studio — use this to check compliance beforehand.
Official sources
We cross-check every spec against the official issuing authority and ICAO 9303. If you spot something out of date, let us know.