Fake Mugshot Generator

How it works

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   Upload your portrait

   Upload a clear photo of the person's face and upper body — front-facing works best, just like a real mugshot. Passport-style photos, selfies, or any decent headshot all work. The clearer the face, the more convincing the result.

   Expect: Upload takes a second. Any photo format works. The AI needs a reasonably clear face to match the mugshot look.
2. 2

   Describe the mugshot you want

   Type a prompt describing the mugshot style. Be specific about what makes it look real: the height chart ruler markings on the wall behind them, the placard they're holding with a booking number, the flat harsh fluorescent lighting, the blank institutional wall color. You can also specify a fake name, department, or date for the placard.

   Tip: Mention 'holding a placard with booking number [any number]' and 'height chart ruler on wall behind' — these two details sell the mugshot format immediately. Add 'harsh overhead fluorescent lighting' for that flat jailhouse look.

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Classic booking photo Transform this into a police mugshot. Add a gray institutional wall background with a height chart ruler showing measurements from 5ft to 6ft5. The person is holding a black placard reading 'BOOKING #4471892 — SPRINGFIELD PD'. Flat harsh fluorescent overhead lighting, washed-out skin tones, blank expression, chest-up framing.

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   County jail, tiny print on placard Make this photo look like a county jail booking photo. Gray concrete wall, height chart ruler on the back wall with inch marks. Person holding a white placard showing their name in large letters and 'RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF — CASE #2026-0041' underneath. Flat bright lighting that removes all shadows, slightly green tint from fluorescent tubes.

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   Celebrity-style tabloid mugshot Turn this into the kind of mugshot that shows up in tabloid news. Slightly disheveled hair, height ruler on the wall, placard reading 'LOS ANGELES COUNTY — BOOKING 7739204'. Strong frontal lighting that flattens the face, slightly dazed expression, plain beige wall.

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   Suspiciously specific charges Police mugshot photo. White cinderblock wall with a height chart from 5ft to 6ft6. Person holding a placard that reads 'METRO POLICE DEPT — #8812003 — SUSPECTED CHEESE THEFT'. Harsh fluorescent overhead light, front-facing, straight face, chest-up shot.

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   1970s vintage mugshot style Make this photo look like a mugshot from 1974. Slightly faded color, grainy film texture, height chart on a pale yellow wall. Person holding a hand-lettered placard with their name and a 6-digit number. The harsh bare bulb lighting creates strong shadows under the chin — that old-school look before LED flatness.

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   Company HR incident report joke Mugshot-style photo. Beige institutional wall with height ruler markings. Person holding a placard reading 'DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES — CASE #0042 — EXCESSIVE LUNCH BREAKS'. Flat overhead fluorescent lighting, front-facing, upper body visible, defeated expression.

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   Local news mugshot framing Transform this into a mugshot that looks like it's from a local news segment. Height chart behind them on a light gray wall, police department seal faintly visible in the corner of the placard, booking number clearly visible. Harsh flat lighting, slight red-eye from flash, upper body framing.

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   International Interpol style Police booking photo in the style of an international law enforcement record. Blue background with a height chart in metric measurements (150cm to 200cm). Person holding a placard with an Interpol-style case number and date. Stark overhead lighting, front-facing, grim expression.

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   Send it

   Download the finished mugshot and drop it in a group chat, DM it to your target, or use it as their contact photo. Works especially well sent to someone who just did something mildly embarrassing — 'We need to talk' followed by this landing perfectly.