Hexagon Image Cropper.

Understand the flat-top shape

Flat-top means the hexagon has horizontal upper and lower edges, with points extending toward the left and right. It is not a point-top hexagon with a vertex at the top. This orientation affects where you should leave room for hair, lettering, and other details near the boundary.

The square canvas and the six-sided visible area serve different purposes. The canvas determines the file’s width and height; the clip determines which pixels remain visible. Areas outside the hexagon are transparent, so the image can sit over a colored background without showing an opaque rectangular border.

Build your hexagonal crop

Think of the draggable square selection as a positioning frame, not the finished outline. Parts of the square are removed by the hexagonal clip. Use the shape boundary as your guide when deciding what belongs in the final image.

1. Open a source image from your device and choose the hexagon shape.
2. Keep the bounding selection square, using the matching preset where needed.
3. Move the frame so the subject sits inside the six-sided area, then resize it to adjust the amount of surrounding context.
4. Choose natural crop resolution or set exact output dimensions with equal width and height.
5. Export the shape as PNG and inspect the transparent margins and clipped edges in the saved image.

Distinguish canvas ratio from hexagon geometry

The output canvas uses a 1:1 ratio. For example, a 900 by 900 export describes a square file, not six sides that are each 900 pixels long. Do not calculate subject placement from the output width alone; inspect where the sloping edges cross the image.

This tool fits a flat-top six-sided outline across a square canvas. The upper and lower edges run between the quarter-width and three-quarter-width points, and the side points meet the middle of the left and right edges. This is a stylized hexagon rather than a regular six-equal-sided polygon. Use the live output preview to check the exact silhouette before adding it to a layout.

Compose around slopes and corners

Keep faces, logos, and text away from the diagonal sides. A detail that fits near a square selection’s upper corner may disappear after clipping. Centering is a reliable starting point, but adjust the subject’s visual weight if a dark object or strong highlight pulls attention toward one side.

For textures, check whether recognizable lines meet the sloping edges cleanly. For portraits, allow space above the head without pushing the chin into the bottom boundary. If you want a related group of hexagonal images, match subject scale and background brightness so the unusual outline does not become the only consistent feature.

Export transparency without expecting background removal

Hexagon exports are PNG only. PNG supports the transparent areas outside the shape, whereas JPG cannot store transparency. The background inside the hexagon remains part of the picture unless it was already transparent in your source. Clipping to six sides is not automatic subject extraction.

Natural crop resolution uses the selected source region’s dimensions. Exact output resizes that same framing to your chosen square dimensions. Enlarging a low-resolution crop cannot add true detail, and the square transparent margins still count toward the file size in pixels. Review the result at the size where it will actually appear.