Compress Image to 20KB Online

Q: How do I compress a photo to exactly 20KB for an exam form?

Upload the photo here and the tool compresses it to 20KB or just below. Save it as JPG, which is what most exam portals accept.

Q: Will my face still be clear at 20KB?

Yes, for a standard head-and-shoulders passport photo. Crop tightly to your face and resize to the exam's pixel spec first — that keeps the visible detail high even at a small file size.

Q: My photo is 200×230px but still over 20KB — what do I do?

Compress it here after resizing. The pixel dimensions and the file size (KB) are two different things; this tool reduces the KB while keeping your dimensions.

Q: Does it work for SSC / UPSC / IBPS photo uploads?

Yes — those portals cap the photo in the 20–50KB range. This page targets the 20KB end; use the 50KB page if your exam allows the larger size.

Compress a photo or signature to 20KB online, free. Hit the exact 20KB limit for SSC, UPSC, RRB and IBPS exam forms without losing readability. No signup.

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Getting a photo under 20KB is one of those oddly specific tasks that only comes up when a form demands it — and government exam portals demand it constantly. SSC, UPSC, RRB, IBPS, and most state recruitment sites cap the passport photo at a tiny size, and 20KB is right in that band. Upload a file that is even slightly over and the portal rejects it, usually with an unhelpful error, minutes before a deadline.

Squeeze a photo to 20KB without guessing

This tool takes your image and squeezes it down to 20KB or just under, while keeping the face clear enough to pass. Drop in your JPG or PNG, and it lowers the quality and dimensions just enough to land under the limit — you do not have to guess at quality sliders. Because exam portals almost always want JPG, export as JPG here for the best size-to-clarity trade-off.

Resize to the pixel spec first

A tip that saves rejections: check whether your exam also specifies pixel dimensions (many want around 200×230px for the photo). If so, resize to those dimensions first, then compress to 20KB — a correctly-sized image compresses more cleanly and looks sharper at the target file size. Preparing a signature rather than a photo? Those usually need to be even smaller (10–30KB); use the dedicated signature compressor which is tuned for line art on white.

Common ways people use it

Government exam photo uploads

Meet the hard 20KB passport-photo cap on SSC, UPSC, RRB, IBPS, and state recruitment portals that reject anything larger.

Signature uploads

Pair with the signature compressor when the same form needs a tiny 10–30KB signature file too.

Strict avatar limits

Pass a forum or portal that only allows a 20KB profile image without the file being refused on upload.

Frequently asked questions

How do I compress a photo to exactly 20KB for an exam form?

Will my face still be clear at 20KB?

My photo is 200×230px but still over 20KB — what do I do?

Does it work for SSC / UPSC / IBPS photo uploads?

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