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KNEC Photo & Signature Resizer

Resize your KCSE/KCPE passport photo to 300x300px and signature — both compressed under 50KB, in one session.

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Signature dimensions are a best estimate: KNEC's 300x300px photo spec is well documented, but a reliable KNEC-specific signature pixel size was harder to confirm. This tool defaults to 200x80px, under 50KB — please verify the exact signature dimensions on your own KNEC registration portal before submitting.

📸 Photo

Target: 300x300px | under 50KB

Upload Photo

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✍️ Signature

Target: 200x80px (estimate) | under 50KB

Upload Signature

💡 Tip:

Sign on white paper. This tool preserves your signature's natural proportions rather than stretching it to fit.

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📋 Specifications

Requirement	Passport Photo	Signature
Dimensions	300 x 300 px	200 x 80 px (estimate)
File Size	Under 50 KB	Under 50 KB
Format	JPG / JPEG	JPG / JPEG
Background	Plain, light	White paper

Kenya

Complete Guide to KNEC Photo & Signature Upload

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) manages KCSE and KCPE registration for millions of candidates each year. One important rule to know upfront: photos generally can't be changed once registration closes.

KNEC's 300x300px square photo format is distinctive — most exam boards use a taller passport-style rectangle. Getting the crop right matters more here than usual, since a square crop means less room for framing error before your face gets cut off or the photo looks awkwardly zoomed.

📸 Photo Requirements (Detailed)

1. Technical Specifications

Dimensions: 300 x 300 pixels — a square crop.
File Size: Under 50 KB.
Format: JPG/JPEG only.

2. Visual Standards

Background: Plain, light background.
Framing: Head and shoulders, centered, facing forward.
No changes after close: KNEC generally doesn't allow photo replacement once registration is closed.

How to Use This Tool

1
Upload Your Photo

Recent, front-facing, against a plain light background. The tool crops to a 1:1 square automatically.
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Then Your Signature

Same page, same session — no need to navigate elsewhere. Verify the dimensions against your registration portal since KNEC's exact signature spec is less consistently documented than the photo spec.
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Double-Check Before Submitting

Since KNEC generally doesn't allow photo changes after registration closes, review both files carefully before you upload.

Frequently Asked Questions

KNEC's photo requirement (300x300px, plain light background) is well documented, but we could not find a reliably KNEC-specific pixel dimension for the signature — some sources we found appear to conflate KNEC (Kenya) with an unrelated Indian state exam body, which we've deliberately not used. This tool defaults the signature to a reasonable 200x80px, under 50KB, but please confirm the exact signature dimensions shown on your own KNEC registration portal, since this specific figure is less certain than the photo spec.

Yes. This tool handles both in the same page — upload your photo, get it resized, then do the same for your signature, without navigating away.

KNEC generally does not allow changes or replacements to photos after registration closes, so double-check your photo meets spec and looks correct before you submit — there's no correction window afterward like some other exam boards offer.

No. All resizing and compression happens locally in your browser. Your photo and signature are never uploaded to our servers.

A plain, light background — white or a similarly light neutral color works best. Avoid patterned walls, shadows, or other people in frame.