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9:16 Image Cropper

Crop to 9:16 vertical

Drop an image and crop it to 9:16, the tall shape that fills a phone screen. It’s the format for Stories, Reels, TikTok, and Shorts, so a landscape or square photo can be reframed for vertical feeds.

Each image opens in an editor where you drag to reposition the subject and zoom from to . A rule-of-thirds grid helps placement, and Center resets the frame. A 1080×1920 image is exactly 9:16.

Frame for vertical

Because the frame is so tall, keep the subject within the central band and leave room at the top and bottom for captions and interface overlays. A 1080×1920 source crops with no quality loss.

Batch and privacy

Add several images, frame each, and use Download all as ZIP, or download one at a time. The crop keeps the original format at full resolution, and everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Frequently Asked Questions

9:16 is full-screen vertical video: Instagram and Facebook Stories and Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. A 1080×1920 frame is 9:16.

Portrait: the height is much taller than the width. It's the rotated form of 16:9.

No. Cropping removes the area outside the frame; the kept pixels stay at full resolution. Zooming crops tighter, it does not upscale.

JPEG, PNG, and WebP. The crop is exported in the same format as the input.

No.

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