A Switzerland ID card (online) photo is 1440 × 1980 px on a white or off-white background, saved as a JPEG under 693 KB. No chin-to-crown figure is published, so the ICAO proportion of 1188–1386 px (60–70% of the height) is used, which is the part most photo tools ignore — a photo can be exactly the right size and still be rejected for a head that fills too much or too little of the frame.
| Photo size | 1440 × 1980 px |
|---|---|
| Head height (chin to crown) | 1188–1386 px (60–70% of the height) — ICAO guidance, no figure is published |
| Eye line, up from the bottom | 1089 px (55% of the height) |
| Background | White or off-white |
| File size | under 693 KB, JPEG |
| Use | Online upload only |
| Expression | Neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and visible |
| Official source | fedlex.admin.ch |
No. There is no server to upload it to — the cropping, face detection and background removal all run inside this browser tab, and nothing is stored. Turn off your Wi-Fi once the page has loaded and it still works.
Requirements change, and the issuing authority's own guidance is always the authority. These figures are transcriptions of published requirements, offered as a convenience and not as legal advice.