Make a round token from any picture
Pick a portrait, move and zoom it inside the circle, choose a ring colour for friend or foe, and download a transparent PNG ready for any virtual tabletop. The image never leaves your browser: nothing is uploaded.
Tips for tokens that read at a glance
Tokens work best when the face fills most of the circle: players read tokens at a glance, often at a small size, so zoom in further than feels natural. A coloured ring is the fastest way to tell the party from the monsters across a busy map; many tables use blue for allies and red for enemies.
The download is a square PNG with a transparent outside, 512 pixels across, which every common tabletop scales cleanly to one square or several. In TerrainTale the same picture can also stand on the map as a 3D standee.
Token size by creature size
| Size | Space on the grid | Examples | Cropping tip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny | shares a square (2.5 ft) | Rat, imp, familiar | Zoom right in; a Tiny token is drawn at a quarter of a square on most tables. |
| Small | 1 by 1 (5 ft) | Halfling, goblin, kobold | Same token as Medium; the creature just occupies less of the square in the fiction. |
| Medium | 1 by 1 (5 ft) | Human, orc, skeleton | Head and shoulders fill the circle best at one square. |
| Large | 2 by 2 (10 ft) | Ogre, horse, owlbear | Show more of the body; at two squares the detail survives. |
| Huge | 3 by 3 (15 ft) | Giant, young dragon | A full-body picture works; keep the ring thin so it does not dominate. |
| Gargantuan | 4 by 4 (20 ft) or more | Ancient dragon, kraken | Consider a standee or a 3D model instead; a flat disc this big hides the map. |
Using the token in your tabletop
- Roll20: drag the PNG onto the page, then set its size in the token settings to the creature's squares; Roll20 keeps the transparent corners.
- Foundry VTT: upload it in the token configuration's image field and set width and height in grid units; enable the dynamic ring only if you did not add one here.
- Owlbear Rodeo: drop the file into the scene's token panel; it snaps to the grid at one square and you resize from the corner.
- TerrainTale: drop the picture on the table as a standee, a flat figure on a base that stands up in 3D and casts a shadow like any mini.
Questions
Is the token maker free?
Yes, with no account and no watermark. It runs in your browser and the image is never uploaded.
What size should a VTT token be?
Square, with the subject filling most of the circle. 512 by 512 pixels is plenty for one 5-foot square and still sharp when a Large creature covers two by two.
Which tabletops can use these tokens?
Any that takes a PNG: Roll20, Foundry VTT, Owlbear Rodeo, Fantasy Grounds, D&D Beyond Maps and TerrainTale, where an image can also become a standing figure.
Should tokens have a coloured ring?
A ring is the quickest way to tell sides apart on a crowded map: blue for the party and red for enemies is a common habit. Skip it if your tabletop draws its own ring or disposition colour around tokens.
Why does my token look blurry?
The source picture is too small for the zoom. Start from an image at least 512 pixels on its short side, or zoom out until it is sharp; a slightly loose crop reads better than a soft one.
Can I use any image I find?
Use pictures you made, bought or have permission to use. For a home game most artists are happy with credit, but check the licence before sharing tokens publicly.
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