20 KB photo size
SSC, banking, and many state exam portals reject a JPEG over 20 KB. This page locks that cap. We do not pad a tiny file up to 20 KB — portals read the real byte count. If the photo is already under 20 KB, the download stays at the real size. For print DPI, use the DPI tool; that is a different job. Last checked: September 2026. Confirm the notification. Not a government website.
Pixels vs kilobytes
IBPS, SBI, and similar bank forms often want a face crop around 200×230 pixels and then a 20 KB (sometimes 50 KB) file. A 35×45 mm passport JPEG squeezed to 20 KB is the wrong crop even if the bytes match. Recrop on the exam or IBPS page first, then hit 20 KB here if the notification still names that cap. SSC and many state boards care about the byte cap more than millimetres — still confirm both. Signature uploads are often 10–20 KB and a different aspect; use the signature tools, not this page.
Why it still fails
The form wanted 10 KB. The portal wants 200×230 pixels, not a 35×45 crop. The JPEG is a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat. The file is PNG. Recrop, leave JPEG on, and download again. If the live size is 20.1 KB, the encoder missed — drop a simpler photo or let it scale further. Beauty filters and busy backgrounds waste bytes that should go to the face. Last checked: September 2026.
How the encoder works
Drop the photo. It stays in this tab. The encoder binary-searches JPEG quality until the file is 20 KB or smaller. If quality alone cannot fit, it scales the image slightly and tries again. You see original vs new bytes before you save. Close the tab and the photo is gone. No account. No watermark. We will not invent SAT, GRE, or BCS 20 KB pages — if those notifications name 20 KB, this same engine is the tool.
10 KB, 20 KB, 50 KB
Use 10 KB when the form is strict (some railway and older SSC windows). Stay on 20 KB when the form says 10–20 KB or “maximum 20 KB”. Use 50 KB for many passport, Aadhaar, and college uploads. Do not run a 50 KB file through this page unless the form actually wants 20 KB — you will only lose detail. “Increase image to 20 KB” is not a product. Last checked: September 2026.
On this device
Canvas JPEG encode runs in the browser. Nothing is uploaded. Confirm the current exam or recruitment notification for pixels, KB, and colour vs black-and-white. If the form wants a signature at 20 KB, open the signature resizer. If it wants a PDF of documents, open compress PDF. This page is a photo byte cap only.