Create a circle avatar from a rectangle image keeping proportions and just using centre of image

Question

You can set the image as the background of an element, set its background-size to cover, and then use border-radius to round the edges. This works with images of any aspect ratio, and will scale the image to fill the container without stretching/distorting it.

#avatar {
    /* This image is 687 wide by 1024 tall, similar to your aspect ratio */
    background-image: url('https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dj7eP.jpg');
    
    /* make a square container */
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;

    /* fill the container, preserving aspect ratio, and cropping to fit */
    background-size: cover;

    /* center the image vertically and horizontally */
    background-position: top center;

    /* round the edges to a circle with border radius 1/2 container size */
    border-radius: 50%;
}

<div id="avatar"></div>

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