Square Pixel turns the face into large, deliberate blocks. It keeps attention on hair, eyes, and expression instead of the full-body pose used by the other pixel generator.
Start with the biggest blocks
Open Square Pixel and press START. Select the face and hair before eyes, mouth, or small decorations. A clear hair outline gives the icon a recognizable top edge even when the facial marks are tiny.
Use contrast between neighboring parts
Pixel art has no room for subtle separation. Hair, skin, eyes, and background need visibly different lightness. If two neighboring parts merge at 48px, change one of those two colors rather than adding an outline everywhere.
Compare 48px and 96px
The save controls provide 48px and 96px files. Check the 48px version first because it reveals whether the design works at its compact size. The 96px version is useful where a larger upload is requested.
When you make another size, use nearest-neighbor scaling so the blocks remain crisp. Keep the original save in case a service applies its own resizing.
Check circle crops
Square pixel faces can use the corners for hair and accessories, but a profile service may hide them. Inspect the service's crop preview and keep the eyes, mouth, and main hair shape inside the center.
Final check
- Hair and background have distinct edges.
- Eyes remain separate from the face color.
- One feature is memorable at 48px.
- The 48px and 96px saves open correctly.
- The real profile crop preserves the face.
Need an outfit and pose instead? Use the Full-body Pixel generator.