4 x 6 inches (10.2 x 15.2 cm)

How many pixels for a 4 x 6 print?

For a sharp 4 x 6 print you need 1200 x 1800 pixels (2.2 megapixels) at 300 pixels per inch. At 200 PPI, 800 x 1200 pixels still look sharp at arm's length, and 600 x 900 (150 PPI) is the usual floor for a print seen from a few feet away.

Pixels needed for a 4 x 6 print at 300, 200 and 150 PPI
Quality	Portrait (width x height)	Landscape	Megapixels
Sharp, 300 PPIPhoto quality, even held in the hand	1200 x 1800	1800 x 1200	2.2 MP
Good, 200 PPILooks sharp at arm's length	800 x 1200	1200 x 800	0.96 MP
Fair, 150 PPIFine on a wall, seen from a few feet away	600 x 900	900 x 600	0.54 MP

Check your photo for a 4 x 6 print

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Will it print sharp at 4 x 6?

How common image sizes print at 4 x 6, filling the paper. A 12 MP phone photo comes out at 672 PPI, sharp, with 11% trimmed to fit.

How common image sizes print at 4 x 6
Image	At 4 x 6	Trimmed to fit
24 MP camera photo6000 x 4000 (24 MP)	Sharp1000 PPI	None
12 MP phone photo4032 x 3024 (12.2 MP)	Sharp672 PPI	11%
4K video frame3840 x 2160 (8.3 MP)	Sharp540 PPI	16%
Full HD frame or screenshot1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP)	Good270 PPI	16%
Instagram portrait post1080 x 1350 (1.5 MP)	Good225 PPI	17%
Small web image1024 x 768 (0.79 MP)	Fair170 PPI	11%
Early camera phone photo640 x 480 (0.31 MP)	Too low106 PPI	11%

The 4 x 6 shape and cropping

A 4 x 6 print has a 3:2 shape. 3:2 photos (most cameras) fit it with nothing trimmed. Other shapes lose part of the picture to fill the paper:

4:3 (most phones): 11% trimmed
16:9 (video and widescreen): 16% trimmed
5:4 (Instagram's 4:5 portrait posts): 17% trimmed
1:1 (square posts): 33% trimmed

To keep the whole photo, choose "fit" instead of "fill" when you order, and accept a white border, or pick a print size closer to the photo's shape.

If your photo is too small for 4 x 6

Find a bigger copy. A photo saved from a chat, a social network or a web page is often a smaller copy of the original, which can have several times the pixels.
Print smaller. The calculator above shows the largest size your photo prints sharp at.
Upscale it. Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 170 to 394 PPI at 4 x 6 (sharp). The most an upscale reaches at 4 x 6 is about 418 PPI (sharp), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print. How AI upscaling works

4 x 6 print questions, answered

How many pixels is a 4 x 6 at 300 DPI?

1200 x 1800 pixels in portrait, or 1800 x 1200 in landscape: 2.2 megapixels. A print service asking for 300 DPI means 300 pixels per inch of print.

What is the minimum resolution for a 4 x 6 print?

About 600 x 900 pixels (150 PPI), the usual floor for a print seen from a few feet away. At 800 x 1200 pixels (200 PPI) it looks sharp at arm's length, and 1200 x 1800 (300 PPI) is photo quality even in the hand.

How many megapixels do I need for a 4 x 6 print?

2.2 megapixels for 300 PPI, 0.96 for 200 PPI and 0.54 for 150 PPI, for a photo in the same shape as the paper. A photo in another shape needs a little more, because part of it is trimmed.

Can I print a 4 x 6 from a phone photo?

A 12 MP phone photo (4032 x 3024 pixels) prints 4 x 6 at 672 PPI, sharp, with 11% trimmed to fit. Use the original file from the phone, not a copy sent through a chat app, which is often smaller.

Can upscaling make a small photo big enough for a 4 x 6?

Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 170 to 394 PPI at 4 x 6 (sharp). The most an upscale reaches at 4 x 6 is about 418 PPI (sharp), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print.

Other print sizes

5 x 7 in1500 x 2100 px at 300 PPI 8 x 10 in2400 x 3000 px at 300 PPI 8.5 x 11 in (Letter)2550 x 3300 px at 300 PPI A42480 x 3508 px at 300 PPI 11 x 14 in3300 x 4200 px at 300 PPI A33508 x 4961 px at 300 PPI 12 x 18 in3600 x 5400 px at 300 PPI 16 x 20 in4800 x 6000 px at 300 PPI A24961 x 7016 px at 300 PPI 18 x 24 in5400 x 7200 px at 300 PPI 24 x 36 in7200 x 10800 px at 300 PPI

All sizes in the print size calculator

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Quality

Portrait (width x height)

Landscape

Megapixels

Sharp, 300 PPIPhoto quality, even held in the hand

1200 x 1800

1800 x 1200

2.2 MP

Good, 200 PPILooks sharp at arm's length

800 x 1200

1200 x 800

0.96 MP

Fair, 150 PPIFine on a wall, seen from a few feet away

600 x 900

900 x 600

0.54 MP

Check your photo for a 4 x 6 print

Drop in a photo or type its size in pixels. The photo is read on your device and never uploaded.

Drop a photo hereor click to choose one. You can also paste an image.

Your photo stays on this device: only its width and height are read, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Or type the size in pixels

Width

Height

Or try an example

Add a photo or type its size to see how it prints at 4 x 6, and at every other common size.

Will it print sharp at 4 x 6?

How common image sizes print at 4 x 6, filling the paper. A 12 MP phone photo comes out at 672 PPI, sharp, with 11% trimmed to fit.

How common image sizes print at 4 x 6
Image	At 4 x 6	Trimmed to fit
24 MP camera photo6000 x 4000 (24 MP)	Sharp1000 PPI	None
12 MP phone photo4032 x 3024 (12.2 MP)	Sharp672 PPI	11%
4K video frame3840 x 2160 (8.3 MP)	Sharp540 PPI	16%
Full HD frame or screenshot1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP)	Good270 PPI	16%
Instagram portrait post1080 x 1350 (1.5 MP)	Good225 PPI	17%
Small web image1024 x 768 (0.79 MP)	Fair170 PPI	11%
Early camera phone photo640 x 480 (0.31 MP)	Too low106 PPI	11%

The 4 x 6 shape and cropping

A 4 x 6 print has a 3:2 shape. 3:2 photos (most cameras) fit it with nothing trimmed. Other shapes lose part of the picture to fill the paper:

4:3 (most phones): 11% trimmed

16:9 (video and widescreen): 16% trimmed

5:4 (Instagram's 4:5 portrait posts): 17% trimmed

1:1 (square posts): 33% trimmed

To keep the whole photo, choose "fit" instead of "fill" when you order, and accept a white border, or pick a print size closer to the photo's shape.

If your photo is too small for 4 x 6

Find a bigger copy. A photo saved from a chat, a social network or a web page is often a smaller copy of the original, which can have several times the pixels.

Print smaller. The calculator above shows the largest size your photo prints sharp at.

Upscale it. Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 170 to 394 PPI at 4 x 6 (sharp). The most an upscale reaches at 4 x 6 is about 418 PPI (sharp), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print. How AI upscaling works

4 x 6 print questions, answered

How many pixels is a 4 x 6 at 300 DPI?

1200 x 1800 pixels in portrait, or 1800 x 1200 in landscape: 2.2 megapixels. A print service asking for 300 DPI means 300 pixels per inch of print.

What is the minimum resolution for a 4 x 6 print?

How many megapixels do I need for a 4 x 6 print?

2.2 megapixels for 300 PPI, 0.96 for 200 PPI and 0.54 for 150 PPI, for a photo in the same shape as the paper. A photo in another shape needs a little more, because part of it is trimmed.

Can I print a 4 x 6 from a phone photo?

A 12 MP phone photo (4032 x 3024 pixels) prints 4 x 6 at 672 PPI, sharp, with 11% trimmed to fit. Use the original file from the phone, not a copy sent through a chat app, which is often smaller.

Can upscaling make a small photo big enough for a 4 x 6?