Pixel Circle Generator
Pick a size and a style (thin outline, thick outline or filled) and get a clean pixel circle on a grid. Download it as a PNG with a transparent background, in your own colour and pixel size. Use it for sprites, icons, pixel art, patterns and Minecraft builds.
How to make a pixel circle
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Set the size
Type the diameter in pixels. Small circles such as 8 or 16 work for icons and sprites; larger ones suit scenes and patterns.
- 2
Choose the style
A thin outline for a one-pixel line, a thick outline for a solid, edge-connected ring, or filled for a disc.
- 3
Pick colour and scale
Choose the pixel colour, the background (transparent, white or black) and how many screen pixels each grid cell uses.
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Download the PNG
Save the circle as a PNG. For a numbered grid you can follow by hand, save the grid PNG instead.
Pixel circle sizes
Pixel counts for common sizes, worked out by the same code as the tool. The thick outline is the default.
| 8 by 8 pixels | Thin outline 20 pixels, thick outline 28, filled 52. |
|---|---|
| 16 by 16 pixels | Thin outline 44 pixels, thick outline 60, filled 208. |
| 24 by 24 pixels | Thin outline 64 pixels, thick outline 92, filled 448. |
| 32 by 32 pixels | Thin outline 88 pixels, thick outline 124, filled 812. |
| 48 by 48 pixels | Thin outline 132 pixels, thick outline 188, filled 1804. |
| 64 by 64 pixels | Thin outline 180 pixels, thick outline 252, filled 3228. |
What a clean pixel circle is
A pixel circle is a circle drawn on a square grid so that every pixel is either on or off, with no blur. A good one looks round at its size and is symmetric: the left half mirrors the right and the top mirrors the bottom. Drawing one by hand is slow, and it is easy to end up with a lumpy edge or a flat spot. The generator works out each pixel from the circle equation, so the edge steps evenly, and the result is exactly symmetric.
There are two common line styles. A thin outline is one pixel wide and its pixels may touch only at the corners, which is the look of a classic pixel line. A thick outline connects pixels along their edges, so it can be filled in or painted over without gaps. Pick the one that matches the rest of your art.
Using the PNG
The PNG export draws each grid cell as a square of the size you choose. Set it to 1 to get one real pixel per cell, which is the right size for a sprite sheet or a game asset. Set it higher, for example 16, for a sharp image you can place on a slide or a poster. The edges stay hard because cells are drawn as exact squares, not scaled up with smoothing.
A transparent background lets you drop the circle onto any layer in an image editor, a sprite tool or a game engine. White and black backgrounds are there when you need a flat image. The colour picker sets the pixel colour. For a pattern you stitch or assemble by hand, such as cross stitch or fuse beads, save the numbered grid PNG and follow the row counts.
Pixel circles in Minecraft
The same grid is a floor plan for Minecraft. Each pixel is one block, so a 16 by 16 circle is a 16 block wide ring. This page keeps the tools simple for pixel art, and the Minecraft circle generator adds the 3D preview, layer controls and the WorldEdit command for builders. If you want a sphere, a dome or a tower, the shape generator has all of them.
Use small sizes for icons and large ones for scenes. Even sizes have a 2 by 2 centre, and odd sizes have one middle pixel. If your art needs a single centre pixel, pick an odd size, for example 15 or 31. If it needs to line up with a 2-pixel feature, pick an even size.
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