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Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

Oct 25
2 min read

Updated: 7 days ago

Crop your images so that only the part you want is displayed on your site. You can manually crop an image, or use ratios and shapes.


Note:


While you can crop most types of images, it is not possible to crop GIFs.



Cropping an image manually


Manually crop your image from right inside the editor to show only the specific area you want. Choose the size, position and zoom of the crop.


To crop an image manually:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the image on your page.

  3. Click the Crop icon

    Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

    .

  4. Crop your image by doing one of the following:

    • Drag the crop handles to select the part of the image that you want to crop.

    • Move the crop window over the exact area you want to crop.

    • Drag the slider to zoom the image in and out, or enter a percentage value in the text field.

  5. Click Apply.


A screenshot of clicking the crop icon in the editor.


Cropping an image using ratios


Crop your image using a number of preset ratios from the Wix Photo Studio.


To crop an image using ratios:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the image on your page.

  3. Click the Settings icon

    Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

    .

  4. Click Adjust.

  5. Click Crop & Extend on the left side.

  6. Select a ratio to crop the image.

  7. When you are finished, click Save.


A screenshot of cropping an image using ratios in the photo studio.


Cropping an image using shapes


Crop an image to the shape of your choice. Choose a shape for your image and customize it to your liking.


To crop an image using shapes:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the image on your page.

  3. Click the Crop icon

    Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

    .

  4. Click the Shape crop icon

    Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

    .

  5. Choose what you want to do:

    • Select a shape for your image.

    • Drag the slider to zoom in or out of the image.

    • Click the Reset shape proportions icon

      Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

      to reset the shape to its original proportions.

    • Flip the shape horizontally

      Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

      or vertically

      Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

      .

  6. Click Apply to save the crop.


A screenshot of cropping an image with a shape in the editor.


Removing crop from an image


Remove crop from an image to restore it to its original proportion and size.


To remove the crop from an image:


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the image on your page.

  3. Click the Crop icon

    Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

    .

  4. Click and drag the handles to the edge of the image.

  5. Click Apply.


A GIF of dragging handles to the edge of an image.

Tip:


If you have already cropped an image, the Crop icon


Wix Editor: Cropping an Image

will be highlighted when you click the image in the editor.



This article is credited to the Wix team - https://support.wix.com/ and we thank them for that!

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