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1:1 Aspect Ratio Calculator

Use this 1:1 aspect ratio calculator when you need a perfect square. A 1:1 image has the same width and height, making it simple to use for profile pictures, icons, product thumbnails, album art and square social posts. Enter either dimension and use the same value for the other side.

1:1 calculator

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Common square sizes

Size / ratioLabelUse-case
320×320Profile picture sourceSmall avatar or account image
512×512App/icon sourceIcons and favicons
1080×1080Instagram square postSocial feed image
1500×1500Product imageMarketplace or catalog source
3000×3000High-res square masterPrint/design source

1:1 formula

Best uses for square images

The 1:1 ratio is the easiest aspect ratio to calculate because both sides are equal. It remains useful because square images crop predictably and work well in grids, avatars and product listings.

A square image is not always the most attention-grabbing format in a feed, but it is reliable. It is also a good master crop when the same image must work across profile pictures, thumbnails and circular masks, because the subject can be centered with equal room on every side.

A square-ratio page earns its place by focusing on predictability. 1:1 images are easy to crop, easy to center and easy to reuse in grids. They work well for avatars, app icons, product thumbnails, album art and square social posts because the subject sits in the center with equal space around every edge.

Square canvases also suit circular masks. Many platforms display profile images as circles but ask for a square source, so keeping the face, logo or product centered stops it being clipped when the corners are rounded. That is a genuinely different job from 4:5 feed images or 9:16 vertical video.

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