How to add a border or frame to a picture

Steps

1. Open the Add a border tool and drop in your pictures.
2. Set how thick the border is.
3. Choose white, black, yellow, transparent, or type your own color code such as #1e90ff.
4. Check the preview, press Add border and download the result.

Thickness that scales

The thickness is a share of the shorter side of the picture, so the border looks the same on a small photo and a large one in the same batch.

Because the border is added around the outside, the picture keeps all of its content. This is different from drawing over the edge, which would hide part of it.

See-through borders

A transparent border needs a format that supports transparency, so a JPG becomes a PNG when you choose it. Other pictures keep their own format.

If you type a color code that is not valid, the page tells you instead of guessing. Use the forms #1e90ff or #fa0.

Tips

A thin white border, around 2 to 4 percent, gives a clean print or gallery look. A thicker one in a bold color works as a frame for a social media post.

If you will print the picture, remember that a border makes the file bigger than the original, so check the final size against the paper or frame you have in mind.