Resize Image to 10 KB

Where you meet a 10 KB limit

Some older Indian portals, especially for signatures, thumb impressions and small ID photos, still allow only 10 KB or ranges like 4–12 KB or 5–10 KB. Railway, postal and some state recruitment forms have used limits like these. At 10 KB there’s no room for wasted pixels, so the trick is the right size more than the right quality.

What fits in 10 KB

How to do it here

1. Under 10 KB is selected in the Exams deck.
2. Drop your photo or scan. The studio reduces quality and, when needed, pixels until the file is under 10,000 bytes.
3. Hit Repixel it ✨. The badge confirms the exact bytes. Download and upload.

Tips for tiny files

• Crop first. Empty paper around a signature wastes most of the budget. Crop tightly so the ink fills the image.
• Plain white background. Grey shadows and paper texture cost bytes. Scan or photograph in bright light.
• Black or dark blue ink. Faint pencil or light blue disappears when compressed.
• Use the exam’s own page if it sets pixels. Some forms need both, for example 140 × 60 px and under 20 KB.

If the studio says it can’t fit

For very large or noisy images, even the smallest sensible version might be over 10 KB. The studio tells you the smallest size it could reach rather than handing you a broken file. Crop more tightly, or type a smaller size in the optional exact pixels boxes under KB size, then try again.

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Why we use 10,000 bytes

Portals differ: some count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes, others as 1,024. A file of 10,100 bytes passes the second rule but fails the first. We always aim for 10,000 bytes or less, so the file passes either way. The badge shows the exact number of bytes, so you can compare it with what the form says before you upload.