Blur a face in a photo
A school event, a group photo from the office or a street scene with passers-by: not everyone in the picture agreed to be online. Drag over each face and it is blurred; the rest of the photo stays as it is.
Drag over the photo to mark what you want to hide. You can mark several areas.
How to use it
- Choose the photo.
- “How to hide” is set to “Blur”. Drag a box over each face; mark as many as you need.
- If a box is wrong, “Undo” removes the last one and “Clear all” removes them all.
- Tap “Create image” and download the photo.
Blur, pixelate or black box
Blur looks the most natural and is the usual choice for the faces of children and strangers in a photo you still want to look nice. Pixelate gives the TV-news mosaic. For anything that must not be readable, such as an ID number, a license plate or an address, switch to “Black box”: a strong blur hides a face, but text can sometimes be guessed from a weak one. The choice applies to all the boxes on the photo.
Posting group photos responsibly
Before sharing a class photo, a team event or a photo taken in public, blurring the faces of people who didn’t agree avoids complaints and, in workplaces and schools, often policy problems. Make the box a little larger than the face so hair and ears are covered too. The blur strength is proportional to the photo, so it looks the same on a small picture and on a 12-megapixel one.
Questions and answers
Can the blur be reversed?
Not from the downloaded file: the pixels under the box are replaced. Keep your original if you ever need the faces.
Does it detect faces automatically?
No, you mark them yourself, which also lets you hide a tattoo, a screen or a name tag. It takes a second per face.
Can I blur faces and black out a document number on the same photo?
In two passes: blur the faces, download, open the result here again and switch “How to hide” to “Black box”. The pixelate or hide parts page explains each option; to replace the whole background instead, use remove background.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. Everything is processed inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. Your photos never leave your device and nobody else can see them.
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