framing
No border around the image
Google doesn't allow a border around the image, so it fits different layouts. We look for a uniform coloured band running around all edges; a white margin on a white background counts as background.
Required: No border · checked against the source on 2026-09-30
Required
No border
Severity: hard fail — the image is rejected
How we measure it
We read the image's width, height and megapixels, measure how varied its colours are, and look for a uniform coloured band running around all four edges (a border).
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Your photo is checked against this rule and every other Google Merchant Center rule in one go.
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Source
Google Merchant Center Help: Image link [image_link]- Rule version
- v1
- Effective since
- 2026-09-30
- Last verified
- 2026-09-30
When the platform changes this requirement we publish a new version. Past verdicts keep pointing at the version they were checked against.
Version history
- v1 · 2026-09-30First published: No borderGoogle disapproves images with a border.