Practical square
Recommended800×800 1:1
Practical clear square for international creators on RED / Xiaohongshu. Display is circular or rounded—keep the face inside the guide.
Use in toolXiaohongshu (RED) · Image size
Xiaohongshu Profile Picture Size
Xiaohongshu (RED) shows your photo as a circle or rounded tile. Export a clear 800×800 square, keep the face inside the guide, then download in your browser.
Browser crop · stays on your device
Crop your Xiaohongshu profile picture
800 × 800
Add a photo to crop
Upload a headshot or logo—or try the sample—then keep the subject inside the circle guide before you download.
Size specs
Always start from a square. Comments and lists show a tiny circle or rounded tile—eyes and marks must live inside the guide.
Publish
Export this for Xiaohongshu (RED) upload.
| Asset | Pixels | Ratio | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical square Recommended | 800×800 | 1:1 | Practical clear square for international creators on RED / Xiaohongshu. Display is circular or rounded—keep the face inside the guide. | Use in tool |
RED avatars are small circles—re-crop before you cross-post
International creators often land on Xiaohongshu (RED / RedNote) with an Instagram or TikTok face already saved. That file may be fine as a starting photo, but corners that survive on one app still disappear under RED’s circle or rounded mask. Re-crop here so eyes sit in the guide.
800×800 is a practical clear square for modern phones. Soft 150×150 screenshots will not sharpen because you renamed them “HD.” Start larger when the photo allows it, then keep the face or brand mark bold inside the safe zone.
Comments, follows, and profile headers shrink the same file to a tiny disc. Group selfies and wide wordmarks fail first. Fill most of the circle with one recognizable face or simple mark.
Note covers are a different job at 3:4. Do not stretch a waterfall cover into this square, and do not invent a fake wide profile banner as a substitute for a clear avatar.
Good vs weak crop
Same circle mask—corners disappear; design for the tiny comment-size icon.
Reads in comments
- Face fills most of the circle
- True 800×800 square
- Simple background, high contrast
Anonymous blob
- Important detail only in the corners
- Note cover stretched into a square
- Soft tiny IG export upscaled
Before you upload
Tick these off against your crop preview—nothing is saved.
Related surfaces compared
Similar-looking slots often use different ratios—do not reuse one export for all of them.
Profile picture
800 × 800
This page. Circle or rounded tile on profile and in lists.
Note cover
1080 × 1440 (try)
3:4 waterfall card—separate export.
Profile background
1000 × 800 (try)
Homepage backdrop—not a wide X-style banner.
Live cover
1080 × 1920 (try)
9:16 livestream poster—separate export.
| Surface | Typical size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Profile picture | 800 × 800 | This page. Circle or rounded tile on profile and in lists. |
| Note cover | 1080 × 1440 (try) | 3:4 waterfall card—separate export. |
| Profile background | 1000 × 800 (try) | Homepage backdrop—not a wide X-style banner. |
| Live cover | 1080 × 1920 (try) | 9:16 livestream poster—separate export. |
Design for the circle (or rounded tile), not the full square
Viewers see a circle or rounded square in almost every surface that shows your photo. Place the face in the center and leave a little padding so the mask does not clip ears, hair, or wordmark edges.
- Center eyes slightly above the geometric middle if the crop feels heavy.
- Avoid micro text along the rim—it vanishes in lists.
- Coordinate color with note covers, but export two files.
Re-crop from Instagram and other apps
Coming from Instagram, Threads, or TikTok? Reuse the photography if you want—do not assume the old export is circle-safe on RED. Open this tool, choose Practical square (800×800), and nudge the face before you upload.
- Instagram profile picture — Another circular avatar—still re-crop for RED
- Note cover size — 3:4 waterfall card
File requirements
Prefer JPG for headshots. PNG suits flat logos. Keep sRGB and avoid huge files that add nothing once the circle is tiny in comments.
- Practical square
- 800 × 800 px
- Shape
- Square upload → circle / rounded display
- Formats
- JPG or PNG (sRGB)
- Not a substitute
- 3:4 note cover (use note page) or 5:4 background
Common mistakes
- Blindly reusing an Instagram export without checking the circle.
- Busy corners that the mask cuts into odd shapes.
- Using a note-cover landscape or 3:4 as the profile photo.
- Group photos where your face is a speck in the circle.
How to use the crop tool
Upload a face or logo photo, choose Practical square (800×800), center the subject in the circle guide, then download. Processing stays on your device.
- Zoom until the face fills most of the guide.
- Prefer a simple background for list size.
- Export a separate 3:4 file for note covers.
After you download
From this download to a live upload in a few minutes.
- 1
Download the 800×800 JPG (or PNG for a flat logo) from the tool.
- 2
In Xiaohongshu / RED, open profile edit and update the avatar.
- 3
Confirm the circle framing in the app preview.
- 4
Check once in a comment or follow list, where the avatar is very small.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Xiaohongshu profile picture in 2026?
Use a square—800×800 is a practical clear upload. Xiaohongshu (RED) shows it as a circle or rounded tile; keep the face centered.
Can I reuse my Instagram profile photo on RED?
Reuse the photo, then re-crop. Circle masks and display chrome still differ—center the face in this tool before you upload.
Is the profile picture the same as a note cover?
No. Note covers are tall 3:4 feed cards. The profile picture is a square circle crop. Export them separately.
Does Xiaohongshu have a wide profile banner?
Not like X or LinkedIn. RED uses a shorter homepage background (~1000×800)—see the profile background guide—not a 3:1 banner. Use this page only for the circle avatar.
Can I crop Xiaohongshu avatars in the browser?
Yes. This guide includes an in-browser crop—files stay on your device until you download and upload to Xiaohongshu yourself.