# Lightbox original ratio size

**URL:** <https://forum.readymag.com/t/lightbox-original-ratio-size/4352>\
**Category:** Custom code\
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/lightbox-original-ratio-size/4352 "2025-02-09T00:04:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![river\_styx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/river_styx/32/2937_2.png) [@river\_styx](https://forum.readymag.com/u/river_styx)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/lightbox-original-ratio-size/4352/1 "2025-02-09T00:04:26Z")

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Hello, I’d like to use the lightbox feature with the original ratio of my images (I cropped them on my template, so they also appear cropped when you expand them w/lightbox).  
I would love if they could open on light box to fit the screen, but in their perspective ratios like portrait or landscape

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**Author:** ![mlacerte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/mlacerte/32/3816_2.png) [@mlacerte](https://forum.readymag.com/u/mlacerte)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/lightbox-original-ratio-size/4352/2 "2025-11-16T22:37:56Z")

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I’m having this exact same issue! The images are cropped to suit the website (which is text-heavy). but I’d like people to be able to see the full image in lightbox.

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**Author:** ![anotherjaunt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/anotherjaunt/32/3875_2.png) [@anotherjaunt](https://forum.readymag.com/u/anotherjaunt)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/lightbox-original-ratio-size/4352/3 "2025-12-04T06:51:40Z")

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has anyone figured out any sort of solution here? I want to use a clickable grid of squares, that when clicked would show the original ration in lightbox.