AI Face Blur for Photos

Automatically detect faces, blur them fast, and replace them with clean shapes or emojis directly inside Canva.

BlurFish uses an AI model to find faces in your photos automatically. Once detected, you can adjust each face area, move it, rotate it, and swap between square, rounded, circle, or emoji covers from a library of 3,000+ emojis.

  • Official Canva app
  • AI-powered face detection
  • Adjustable blur shapes and 3,000+ emojis
  • Fast editing directly in Canva
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AI face detection

Detect Faces Automatically

Upload a photo and let BlurFish detect faces for you in seconds. Start with AI-powered suggestions instead of placing every blur area by hand.

Add shapes to blur precisely

Adjust every face area

Move, Resize, and Rotate

Fine-tune each detected face shape with simple controls. Move it into place, resize it, or rotate it until the coverage feels natural and precise.

Choose from multiple blur effects

Blur styles and emojis

Choose the Perfect Face Cover

Switch between square, rounded, and circle blur styles, or replace faces with emojis from a library of 3,000+ options when you want a playful or branded look.

Loved by creators who need face blurring fast

Automatic face detection with blur shapes, face masks, emoji covers, and full-size export.

Anita Cvetnic
Anita Cvetnic
Canva creator
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“Automatic face detection gets me most of the way there, then I swap in the blur shape or emoji I want. It’s the fastest way I’ve found to prep creator content.”

Joao
Joao
Small business owner
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“I upload a photo, BlurFish finds the faces, and I can switch each one to a square, circle, or emoji in seconds. Exporting at the original file size is a huge plus.”

Joelle Perrody
Joelle Perrody
Social media manager
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“For event photos, the auto-detected faces save me time. I can keep everything on-brand by replacing faces with clean blur shapes instead of messy edits.”

Jorge Perez
Jorge Perez
Teacher
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“I use the face mask option when I want a softer look and emojis when I want something more playful. Automatic detection means I’m not lining faces up by hand.”

Kevin Leech
Kevin Leech
Product designer
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“The square, circle, and rectangle blur options make mockups look polished fast. I also like that the export keeps the original file size for client handoff.”

Khaled Orfali
Khaled Orfali
Photographer
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“I only need face privacy, and this does exactly that. Auto detection plus quick shape swaps lets me finish selects without opening a heavier editor.”

Lisa Cozzetti
Lisa Cozzetti
Community manager
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“For community photos, I can detect faces automatically and replace them with emojis in a couple of clicks. It’s simple enough to use even when I’m moving fast.”

Lucas Froese
Lucas Froese
Content creator
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“I like that I can choose between a clean blur shape and an emoji depending on the post. Keeping the original file size on export makes publishing easier.”

Manuel Rodriguez
Manuel Rodriguez
Real estate agent
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“Listing photos sometimes catch people in the background, and BlurFish fixes that fast. It finds the faces and lets me drop in a blur shape without reducing export quality.”

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