Pixelation: consistent and clearly editorial
Pixelation reduces facial detail by sampling the selected region at a much lower resolution and enlarging the blocks. It keeps the person's general position while clearly showing that the face was intentionally anonymized. This works well for event records, case studies, and photo batches that need a consistent style.
A small region or very fine blocks can leave recognizable clues. Cover the complete face and inspect the exported image at its actual size, not only as an editor thumbnail.
Privacy stickers: expressive and flexible
Stickers suit casual social posts and playful group photos. They can fully replace the face area, but their transparent edges and different aspect ratios require more careful positioning, scaling, and rotation.
Do not check only whether the eyes are covered. The forehead, cheeks, jaw, and profile can remain identifying, especially when a sticker has transparent padding.
No effect replaces a complete privacy review
Names, badges, uniforms, locations, metadata, and the surrounding context can also identify a person. Face Masker edits the face regions you confirm; it does not automatically remove every identifying detail from a photo.
Quick recommendations
- Formal publication or a large batch: use consistent pixelation.
- Casual social sharing: use an opaque sticker that covers the full face.
- Very small faces: enlarge the masking area beyond the detected center.
- Missed detections: add a manual region before export.
Compare both masking effects
Import a test photo, switch between pixelation and stickers, and inspect the exported copy.
Open the face masking tool