26×32mm Photo Maker

At 300 DPI — the standard print resolution — a 26×32 mm photo is 307×378 pixels. At 600 DPI it is 614×756 pixels, which Spain's Ministry of Interior recommends for printing. This is a noticeably smaller frame than most other countries' passport photos, so an image cropped for a different country will look wrong if simply resized rather than re-cropped.

Most of the EU moved to the 35×45 mm ICAO-recommended size, but Spain kept its historical 26×32 mm format — sometimes called "foto carnet" — which the same-size Spanish DNI (national ID card) also uses. Spain is one of the few EU countries still using this smaller size.

The Spanish passport (pasaporte) and the Spanish national ID card (DNI) both require 26×32 mm — the specs are otherwise identical: white background, head height 22–26 mm (70–80% of the frame), neutral expression. Spain's foreign-resident TIE card (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero) is commonly reported by photo-booth and photo-service directories to use this same 26×32 mm size, though we have not added it as a separate document preset yet — the DNI preset uses an identical spec in the meantime, or use the custom-size tool below to confirm against the current official requirement.

Glasses are allowed only if medically required and only if there is no glare on the lenses — Spain is more permissive here than France or Germany. Sunglasses or any tinted lenses are never accepted, and applicants should remove glasses when possible to avoid a rejection.

Plain white only, with no shadows or patterns. The Comisaría de Policía (which issues Spanish passports) and the DNI office both reject light grey, off-white, or any color cast in the background.

Because the frame is small, a lot fit on one sheet. With 5 mm margins and 2 mm cutting gaps, a 4×6 inch (10×15 cm) print fits about 12 photos, and an A4 sheet fits around 56. Spanish passport and DNI applications typically ask for 1–2 recent photos, so a single cheap 4×6 print covers several family members or several spare copies.