Tool Overview

This aspect ratio calculator helps you work with width, height, and aspect ratio together. You enter dimensions in pixels and a target ratio. The tool then gives you new dimensions that keep that ratio, fit inside a box, or turn a ratio into pixel sizes. You see the result as numbers and a small picture of the shape.

When you resize a picture or a video you often need to keep the same aspect ratio so it does not look stretched. Or you need to fit a layout into a given space. Doing the math by hand is slow and easy to get wrong. This tool does the math for you and shows width, height, ratio, and whether the result is landscape, portrait, or square.

The tool is for designers, developers, and anyone who works with images or screens. You can use it with little experience. You type numbers and pick a mode. The tool shows the result and you can copy the dimensions or use them as the new starting size.

Background & Concept Explanation

The aspect ratio of a rectangle is the width divided by the height. We often write it as two numbers with a colon, like 16:9. That means for every 16 units of width there are 9 units of height. The same ratio can appear at many sizes: 1920×1080 and 1280×720 are both 16:9. A related operation involves calculating CIDR ranges as part of a similar workflow.

When you resize an image or video you usually want to keep the aspect ratio. If you change only the width, you must change the height in proportion. Otherwise the image looks squashed or stretched. The calculator does this: you give one dimension and the target ratio, and it gives you the other dimension.

Sometimes you have a maximum width and height, like a screen or a box. You want the content to fit inside that box but keep its ratio. The tool can compute the largest size that fits inside your box and still matches the ratio. That is the fit box mode.

Other times you only have a ratio, like 16:9, and you need concrete pixel sizes. You can set a base width and the tool gives you the height that matches the ratio. That is the convert mode. All three modes use the same inputs: width, height, and target ratio. The mode decides how they are combined. For adjacent tasks, calculating business days addresses a complementary step.

Key Features

• Three modes. You choose Resize, Fit Box, or Convert. Resize keeps the ratio when you change one dimension. Fit Box finds the largest size that fits inside your width and height. Convert turns a ratio into pixel dimensions using a base size. This covers the main ways people use aspect ratio in practice.
• Width and height in pixels. You enter the source width and height as numbers. The tool uses these as the starting size or as the box to fit into. You can type any value up to the allowed maximum. This lets you use real resolutions or design sizes.
• Target ratio. You enter two numbers for the ratio, like 16 and 9 for 16:9. The tool uses this to compute the result dimensions. You can type any ratio you need or pick a preset.
• Quick presets. Buttons set common ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 4:3, 3:2, 21:9, and 2:3. One click sets the target ratio. This speeds up common tasks like YouTube or square formats.
• Result dimensions and ratio. The tool shows the result width and height in pixels, the ratio in simplified form (e.g. 16:9), and the ratio as a decimal. You see exactly what size to use.
• Orientation. The result is labeled as landscape (wider than tall), portrait (taller than wide), or square. This helps you check the shape at a glance.
• Visual preview. Two small shapes show the source size and the result size. You see how the proportions change. This helps you confirm the result before you use it.
• Copy and apply. You can copy the result as width×height to paste elsewhere. You can also apply the result as the new source dimensions so you can chain steps or try another ratio.
• Reset. A button restores default width, height, and ratio so you can start over quickly.
• Optional AI assistant. You can describe what you want in words, for example resize a 4:3 photo to 16:9. The tool sends the text to a backend and may return a mode and dimensions to apply. This is optional and needs the network.

Common Use Cases

Resizing for a platform. You have an image at 1200×800 and need 16:9 for a video thumbnail. You enter 1200 and 800, set ratio 16:9, and use Resize. The tool gives you the new height (or width) so the image stays in proportion. You then resize the image in an editor using those numbers.

Fitting into a box. You have a space of 800×600 pixels and content that must stay 16:9. You enter 800 and 600 as dimensions, set 16:9, and use Fit Box. The tool gives you the largest 16:9 size that fits inside 800×600. You use that size so nothing is cropped and the ratio is kept.

Converting ratio to pixels. You need a 21:9 banner and want width 2100. You enter 2100 as width, set ratio 21:9, and use Convert. The tool gives you the height that matches 21:9. You use those dimensions when you create or export the asset. When working with related formats, calculating subnet masks can be a useful part of the process.

Checking orientation. You enter dimensions and a ratio and look at the result. The orientation label tells you if the result is landscape, portrait, or square. The preview shapes show the proportions. This helps you avoid using the wrong orientation for a layout or ad.

Chaining sizes. You get a result and click Apply. The result becomes the new source. You can then change the ratio or mode and get another size. Useful when you need several sizes from one source image.

How to Use This Tool (Step-by-Step)

1. Open the tool. You will see mode tabs (Resize, Fit Box, Convert), dimension inputs, and target ratio inputs.
2. Choose a mode. Click Resize to keep ratio when you change one dimension. Click Fit Box to fit inside your width and height. Click Convert to get pixel dimensions from a ratio.
3. Enter width and height. Type the source width and height in pixels. For Fit Box these are the box size. For Resize and Convert the tool uses the last edited dimension to compute the other.
4. Set the target ratio. Type the two ratio numbers (e.g. 16 and 9) or click a preset like 16:9 or 4:3. The presets set the ratio in one click.
5. Read the result. The result panel shows width, height, ratio, decimal, and orientation. A short status line says whether the ratio was maintained, fitted to box, or converted.
6. Check the preview. The two small shapes show source and result proportions. Use them to confirm the result looks right.
7. Copy if needed. Click Copy to put the result dimensions (width×height) on your clipboard. Paste them into your design tool or code.
8. Apply as new source if needed. Click Apply to set the result as the new width and height. Then you can change the ratio or mode and calculate again.
9. Use the AI assistant if you want. Click Describe with AI, type what you need (e.g. resize 4:3 to 16:9), and submit. If the backend returns values they are applied. This step is optional.
10. To start over, click Reset to defaults. Width and height go back to 1920×1080 and ratio to 16:9.

Calculations & Logic

In Resize mode the tool keeps the target ratio. If you last edited width, it computes height as width divided by (ratio width divided by ratio height). If you last edited height, it computes width as height times (ratio width divided by ratio height). So the result always has the same ratio as the target. The status is Ratio maintained. In some workflows, calculating pixels per inch is a relevant follow-up operation.

In Fit Box mode the tool has a box (your width and height) and a target ratio. It compares the box ratio to the target ratio. If the target is wider than the box, the result uses the full box width and a smaller height so the ratio is kept. If the target is taller than the box, the result uses the full box height and a smaller width. So the result fits inside the box and keeps the target ratio. The status is Fitted to box.

In Convert mode the tool uses your width as a base (or 1000 if width is zero). Result width is that base. Result height is base divided by (ratio width divided by ratio height). So you get one pair of pixel dimensions that match the ratio. The status is Converted.

The ratio shown in the result is simplified: the result width and height are divided by their greatest common divisor. For example 1920 and 1080 become 16:9. The decimal is result width divided by result height, rounded for display. Orientation is landscape if width is greater than height, portrait if height is greater, and square if they are equal. All values are capped so they do not exceed the maximum allowed dimension. For related processing needs, decoding JSON Web Tokens handles a complementary task.

Reference: Quick Presets in the Tool

These presets only set the target ratio. Width and height come from your inputs or from the result of the current mode.

Tips, Limitations & Best Practices

In Resize mode the tool uses the dimension you edited last to compute the other. If you change width, height updates. If you change height, width updates. Make sure you have the right mode and ratio before you copy the result.

The tool does not upload or resize image files. It only calculates dimensions. You take the result width and height and use them in your image editor, video tool, or code to do the actual resize or crop.

Width, height, and ratio have maximum values. Very large numbers may be capped. For most screens and images the limits are enough. If you need huge dimensions check that the result is not clamped.

Fit Box always gives a size that fits inside your box. It may leave empty space on one side if your box ratio and target ratio differ. That is expected. The result is the largest size that fits and keeps the ratio.

The AI assistant is optional. It sends your text to a backend and may return a mode and dimensions. If it fails or returns nothing you can still use the calculator by entering numbers and choosing the mode yourself. The AI is a shortcut, not required.

When you copy the result you get width×height in pixels. Paste that into your workflow. When you apply the result as new source you can then try another ratio or mode on the same base size.