How do I blur a face in a photo?

Drop the photo, leave the mode on 'Selected areas', and drag a box over each face you want to hide. The face is blurred live, and a strength slider sets how heavy the blur is. Add a box per face, then download as PNG or JPG. Everything runs in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded.

Can I blur more than one face at once?

Yes. Drag a separate box over each face and they are all blurred together. You can undo the last box or clear them all if you misplace one, which makes it quick to handle a group photo or a crowd in the background.

Is a blur strong enough to truly hide someone?

A heavy blur hides a face well for everyday sharing. If you need to be certain the face cannot be made out, raise the strength, or use pixelation, which discards the underlying detail in blocks rather than softening it. For high-stakes anonymity, use a strong setting and check the result closely.

Will the rest of the photo stay sharp?

Yes. Only the boxes you draw are blurred. The rest of the image keeps its original pixels and is exported at full resolution, so the photo looks normal apart from the hidden faces.

Does it remove location and camera data too?

Blurring the face changes only the picture. A photo can still carry EXIF metadata such as GPS coordinates and the camera model. To strip that before sharing, run the file through the EXIF remover as a second step.

Is the photo uploaded anywhere?

No. The photo is decoded and edited entirely in your browser on a canvas. Nothing is sent to a server, which you can confirm in the Network panel, so sensitive photos stay on your device.

Blur Face in Photo

Blur a face in a photo

Drop a photo and drag a box over each face you want to hide. The face is blurred live, you set how heavy the blur is, and you can box as many faces as you need. Download the result as PNG or JPG. It runs in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded.

Files never leave your device
Runs in your browser
Free, no signup

How it works

1
Drop a photo
Add a JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or AVIF. It is drawn to a canvas in your browser, with no upload.
2
Box each face
Drag a box over every face you want to hide. The rest of the photo stays sharp.
3
Set strength and save
Raise the blur until the faces are unreadable, then download as PNG or JPG.

What this face blur gives you

Hide one face or many

Drag a box per face to blur a single person or a whole crowd, while everyone you mean to keep visible stays sharp.

Blur that blends in

A soft blur reads more naturally in a photo than a hard mosaic, and the strength slider lets you push it as far as you need.

Edited locally, never uploaded

The photo stays in your browser tab, so the sensitive original never touches a server.

Where this helps

Privacy

Protecting bystanders

Hide the faces of people in the background before you post a photo publicly.

Safety

Children and minors

Blur a child's face in a photo you want to share with a wider audience.

Respect

Consent you do not have

Anonymise someone who did not agree to appear, while keeping the rest of the shot.

Publishing

Reusing event photos

Blur faces in a crowd shot so it is safe to use in a post, slide or report.

Tips that help

1
Cover the whole face
Box from hairline to chin and past the ears. A slightly larger box looks more natural than one that clips an edge.
2
Check at full size
Zoom into the blurred area before saving and confirm you genuinely cannot identify the person.
3
Need it certain? Pixelate
A heavy blur hides a face well, but pixelation discards the detail in blocks if you need to be sure.
4
Strip the metadata too
Blurring the face leaves GPS and camera data in the file. Remove EXIF as a second step before sharing.

Blurring a face in a photo: doing it well and keeping it private

Hiding a face is one of the most common reasons people edit a photo before sharing it, whether it is a child, a bystander, or someone who did not agree to be posted. This guide covers how to blur a face cleanly, how to judge whether the blur is strong enough, and why doing it in the browser matters when the photo is sensitive.

Boxing the face cleanly

Drag a box that covers the whole face, from the hairline to the chin and a little past the ears. A box that is slightly too big looks more natural than one that clips an edge and leaves a recognisable sliver showing.

For a group, add one box per face rather than one large box, so the people you want to keep visible stay sharp. The boxes blur independently, so you can mix hidden and visible faces in the same shot.

If a face is turned or partly hidden already, you still want to cover the visible features, since eyes and mouth carry most of what makes someone recognisable.

How strong is strong enough

A light blur softens a face but can leave it identifiable to someone who knows the person. For genuine anonymity, raise the strength until the features are an even wash with no readable eyes, nose or mouth.

Blur is reversible in theory with enough effort, because the underlying detail is only smeared rather than removed. If you need to be sure, pixelation with a large block size discards the detail instead, which is harder to undo. The pixelate tool does exactly that.

Whichever you choose, judge the result at full size, not the small preview. Zoom in on the blurred area and make sure you genuinely cannot identify the person.

Privacy beyond the face

The picture is only half the story. Photos often carry EXIF metadata, including the GPS location where the shot was taken and the device that took it. Blurring a face does nothing to that, so strip it separately with the EXIF remover before posting.

Doing the blur in the browser keeps the sensitive original on your own device, rather than uploading it to a server you do not control. That matters most for exactly the photos people want to anonymise.

If you are sharing a screenshot rather than a photo, the same approach hides names, faces and details in chat captures and dashboards.

Frequently asked questions

Honest answers to what people ask before using this tool.

Blur a face in a photo

How it works

Drop a photo

Box each face

Set strength and save