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Screen Resolution Guide

Get the total pixels, megapixels and aspect ratio of a resolution.

Enter Width, Height and the Screen Resolution Guide works out Total pixels, Megapixels, Aspect ratio straight away. For instance, with Width = 1,920 px and Height = 1,080 px it returns Total pixels = 2,073,600, Megapixels = 2.074 MP and Aspect ratio = 16:9.

How to use it

  1. Enter your values: Width, Height.
  2. Read the result instantly: Total pixels, Megapixels, Aspect ratio.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Screen Resolution Guide actually compute?

It takes Width and Height and derives Total pixels, Megapixels and Aspect ratio from them. The calculation is live as you type, so the result updates on every change.

What information do I need to provide?

2 values: Width (px) and Height (px). Nothing else is required — no account, no file upload.

Can you show a worked example?

With Width = 1,920 px and Height = 1,080 px, the calculator returns Total pixels = 2,073,600, Megapixels = 2.074 MP and Aspect ratio = 16:9. Those figures come from running this exact tool, so you can reproduce them by entering the same values.

What happens if I enter larger values?

It moves a lot. Using Width = 3,840 px and Height = 2,160 px instead, Total pixels goes from 2,073,600 to 8,294,400 — which is why it is worth testing a few scenarios rather than trusting a single figure.

Which units should I enter the values in?

Enter Width px and Height px. Metric and US units are both supported — switch system and the figures convert for you.

What does it give for smaller values?

Scaled down to Width = 960 px and Height = 540 px, Total pixels comes out at 518,400. The relationship is worth checking at both ends before you rely on a single result.

When would I actually use this?

Verifying a download matches its published checksum, comparing two files without reading them, and generating a signature for an API request.

What is the most common mistake?

Hashing a password with a fast algorithm. MD5 and SHA are built to be quick, which is exactly wrong for passwords — those need a deliberately slow function like bcrypt, scrypt or Argon2.

What is the difference between the Screen Resolution Guide and the Screen size calculator?

This one returns Total pixels and Megapixels; the Screen size calculator returns Width (cm) and Height (cm). That is the whole difference — open the one whose figure you need.

Where do the figures come from, and how current are they?

The digests follow their published specifications and are computed by the browser's own crypto implementation where one exists, so a value can be checked against any other conforming tool.

Further reading

All guides
ExplainerScreen Resolutions Explained: 1080p, 1440p, 4KWhat 1080p, 1440p, and 4K really mean. Learn how resolution counts pixels, why total pixels grow so fast, and how aspect ratio ties width to height.ExplainerWhat Are PPI and DPI? Pixel Density for Screen and PrintPPI and DPI both measure density per inch, but one is about screens and the other about print. Learn how to compute pixel density and what Retina really means.ExplainerWhat Is Bitrate? Bits per Second, CBR vs VBRBitrate is how many bits of data a video or audio stream uses each second. Learn how it sets quality and file size, and the difference between constant and variable bitrate.How-toHow to Estimate Video File Size (Bitrate x Duration)Estimate any video's file size before you export. Learn the bitrate-times-duration formula, why you divide by 8, and how resolution and frame rate change the result.ComparisonChecksums Are Not Hashes: CRC-32, Adler-32 and What They Are ForA checksum catches accidents. A cryptographic hash resists an attacker. A hash-table hash spreads keys. Three different jobs, three different families — and here is a CRC-32 collision constructed by hand in 0.11 seconds to show exactly why you cannot substitute one for another.ExplainerWhat Is Inside a JWT — and What It Does Not ProtectA JWT is signed, not encrypted. Anyone holding the token can decode the payload and read every claim in it. Here is a real token, decoded without any key, plus the three attacks the signature is supposed to stop and the one problem it cannot solve.