40 px
actual size
a red-haired girl with round glasses, cozy green sweater, soft smile
AI profile picture generator
An AI profile picture that still reads at 40 px
Describe the look and get two 1024 px profile pictures for Discord, YouTube, Twitch or a brand persona — built to survive the circle crop and the 40 px member list. No photo upload.
For creator, gaming and brand personas — not a photo of the real you.
4 credits for two PFPs 30 free credits to start
Example output
Discord · circle crop 
40 px
actual size
a calm swordsman with a silver ponytail facing the viewer, wind in his hair
Sketching…
WorkingYour profile pictures
Saved to your Dashboard. Upload the 1024 px original — Discord, YouTube and Twitch crop the circle themselves.
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Why this works
A PFP is read at 40 pixels before it is read at 400. Generating from a description lets you design for the small version first: one silhouette, one expression, two or three colors.
- Recommended export
- 1024 × 1024 px
- Discord
- 128 × 128 upload (we export 1024)
- YouTube
- 800 × 800 upload (we export 1024)
- Twitch
- 256 × 256 upload (we export 1024)
- Circle-safe area
- Keep the face inside the middle 80%
Prompts and profile pictures are private. Never used to train models.
The practical case
What actually matters
Every platform crops your picture into a circle and then shrinks it. Discord shows you at roughly 40 pixels in a member list, YouTube next to comments, Twitch beside a dark chat. That changes what a good PFP is: the outline has to be recognizable before the face is. A strong hair shape, a hat, glasses or a contrasting collar does more work than a detailed scene that disappears at that size.
Because AvatarSay builds a fictional person from your description, you can make a profile picture without a selfie. That is what the tool is for: a creator persona, a game character, an anime PFP, a face for a brand or community account. It is not a substitute for your own likeness — on LinkedIn, in job applications, or anywhere the photo is meant to represent the real you, use a real photo.
The best test is not the full-size image. Shrink the result to 40 pixels and look at it next to a comment thread. If you can still tell the expression, the PFP is doing its job.
Examples
Eight PFPs, eight starting points
Every face below is fictional — generated on AvatarSay from the prompt printed under it, not a photo of a real person. Click any example to load that prompt into the generator above and change a detail.
Prompt notes
Five things that change the result
These apply to every style. The same prompt in another style will produce something different.
- 01
Design the silhouette first
At 40 pixels the outline is most of what people see. Pick one strong shape — hair, a hat, headphones, a hood — before you add detail.
- 02
Keep the eyes near the center
Every platform applies a centered circle crop. If the eyes sit high or to one side, the crop makes the expression look accidental.
- 03
Use two or three colors
One skin tone, one clothing color, one background. More colors compete at small sizes and turn the PFP into noise.
- 04
Leave text out
Initials and taglines collapse into unreadable marks next to a comment. Let the face and one accent color do the identifying.
- 05
Test at 40 pixels
Shrink the result before you commit. If the eyes and mouth disappear, simplify the scene and make the face larger in the frame.
A few questions
Before you type a prompt
Something not covered? Email support@avatarsay.com. A person replies, usually within one business day.
What size should an AI profile picture be?
We export 1024×1024, which is larger than every platform needs — Discord recommends 128×128, YouTube 800×800 and Twitch 256×256. Upload the original and let the platform downscale it; starting large keeps the edges clean and lets you reuse the same image on several sites.
Do I need to crop it into a circle myself?
No. You get a square 1024×1024 file; every platform applies its own circular mask. Keep the face inside the middle 80% of the square so the circle never clips a hat, a chin or an ear — then one file works on Discord, YouTube and Twitch without re-cropping.
How do I check it at 40 pixels?
Make a 40×40 copy and look at it next to a comment thread, not at full size. The example panel above does it for you: each preview is shown at 40 px, roughly the size a member list renders it. If the eyes and mouth survive there, the picture will hold up anywhere.
Can I turn my own photo into a profile picture here?
No. AvatarSay builds a fictional person from a text description and never accepts photo uploads — that is a deliberate limit, not a missing feature. If the picture has to look like the real you, use a real photo; if you want an illustrated persona, a game character or an anime PFP, describe it here.
Is it free to make a profile picture?
New accounts get 30 free credits, and a standard set (two images) costs 4 credits. That is enough for several PFPs before you buy anything. HD sets cost 6 credits.
Will a realistic style look like a real person?
The realistic style produces a plausible but fictional face. It is not a photograph of you, and you should not present it as your own likeness — especially on LinkedIn or in job applications. Use a real photo where your actual identity matters.
A face that reads at 40 pixels
Start with one sentence. Keep the version that still works when it is tiny.