Pixelate an Image Online
Turn a face or sensitive area into a block mosaic — adjustable block size, free, and right in your browser.
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Drag & drop, paste, or pick a file
PNG · JPG · WebP · GIF · BMP — obscured on your device
Why pixelate instead of blur?
Pixelating replaces an area with large mosaic blocks, each block one flat colour. It's the classic 'censored' look you see on TV and in news photos. Compared with a blur, a pixelated area reads more clearly as deliberately hidden — useful when you want it to be obvious that something was removed.
You control the block size with a slider: bigger blocks hide more detail. Pixelate the whole image, or drag a box over just a face, a plate, or a logo. Each block is the average colour of the pixels beneath it, so the result blends naturally with the surrounding image.
How to pixelate an image
- Open your image. Drag it onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it.
- Select the area. Choose Selected areas and drag a box over each part to censor, or use Whole image.
- Set the block size. Slide the block size up until the detail is gone, then download.
Bigger blocks hide more
Small blocks can leave faces or text partly legible. For anything sensitive, increase the block size until you can't make out the underlying detail — or use Redact for a guaranteed solid cover.
How pixelate image works
- What it does
- Mosaic pixelation (block averaging)
- How the tool does it
- The tool divides the selected area into a grid of square blocks and fills each block with the single average colour of the pixels beneath it — the classic 'censored' mosaic — with a block size you control from a slider (minimum 2 px).
- What it's for
- Pixelation reads clearly as a deliberate redaction, so it's the familiar choice for news-style censoring of a face, a licence plate, or a logo when you want it obvious that something was hidden.
- Can it be reversed?
- Each block is an average of real pixels, so small blocks can leave a face or text partly legible and have occasionally been reconstructed — enlarge the blocks until no structure remains.
Tip: Increase the block size until the shape underneath dissolves completely; a face hidden behind only a few large blocks is far safer than one behind many small ones.
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Frequently asked questions
What does pixelating do?
It divides the selected area into a grid of large blocks and fills each one with the average colour beneath it, creating a mosaic that hides fine detail.
Is pixelating safer than blurring?
With large enough blocks it hides detail well, but like blur it can occasionally be partly reversed at light settings. For true secrecy, use the Redact (solid bar) mode.
Can I pixelate only a face?
Yes. Choose Selected areas and drag a box over the face; only that region becomes a mosaic. Add more boxes for more faces.
Where is my image processed?
The blurring happens in your browser, so the new file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
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