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Social media image sizes

There's no single social media image size. As a rule of thumb, make feed posts 1080 pixels wide in a tall shape (4:5 or 3:4), full-screen stories 1080 × 1920 (9:16), profile pictures square and banners wide. The exact sizes for each network are below, checked against their own help pages in November 2026.

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Image sizes by network

Instagram

  • Tallest feed post: 1080 × 1440 (3:4)
  • Portrait feed post: 1080 × 1350 (4:5)
  • Square feed post: 1080 × 1080 (1:1)
  • Widest feed post: 1080 × 566 (1.91:1)

Instagram keeps photos at 1080 pixels wide. It crops anything wider than 1.91:1 or taller than 3:4, enlarges photos narrower than 320 pixels and shrinks wider ones to 1080.

Facebook (Pages)

  • Profile picture: 320 × 320 (cropped to a circle)
  • Cover photo: 851 × 315 (at least 400 × 150, JPG under 100 KB loads fastest)

The profile picture shows at 176 × 176 on computers and 196 × 196 on phones. On a computer, the cover photo has a 16:9 full-bleed layout; on phones it's 2.4:1, with the profile picture overlapping it by about 40 pixels. Facebook suggests PNG for pictures with a logo or text.

LinkedIn

  • Profile banner: 1584 × 396 (4:1, PNG or JPG)
  • Profile photo: 400 × 400 or larger (up to 8 MB)
  • Company Page cover: 1512 × 256 (PNG or JPG, up to 3 MB)
  • Company Page logo: 400 × 400 (minimum 268 × 268)
  • Image with a link in a Page post: 1200 × 627 (1.91:1)

More in the LinkedIn banner size guide.

YouTube

  • Video thumbnail: 3840 × 2160 (16:9, at least 640 wide)
  • Shorts thumbnail: 2160 × 3840 (9:16, at least 640 tall)
  • Channel banner: 2560 × 1440 (at least 2048 × 1152, under 6 MB)

Keep banner text and logos inside the 1235 × 338 safe area in the middle. Thumbnails can be up to 50 MB from a computer and 2 MB from a phone. More in the YouTube thumbnail size guide.

Pinterest

  • Standard pin: 1000 × 1500 (2:3)
  • Full-screen image or video: 1080 × 1920 (9:16)

Pins taller than 2:3 may be cut off in people's feeds.

X, TikTok, Threads and WhatsApp

These networks don't publish a size table we could check. The resizer uses common sizes for them: 1600 × 900 for X post images, 1500 × 500 for the X header, and 1080 × 1920 (9:16) for TikTok covers and WhatsApp status. Check each app's preview before you post.

Resize one image for every network

Choose your image in the resizer below and pick a network and size. Use fill to crop to the exact shape, or fit to keep the whole image with a background colour or a blurred copy behind it. You can download a single size or every size for that network as one zip. It runs in your browser, so your image isn't uploaded.

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Tips that work everywhere

  • The shape matters more than the pixels. 1080 × 1350 and 2160 × 2700 are both 4:5. The bigger one only makes the upload slower, and most networks shrink it anyway.
  • Start big, go small. Shrinking keeps an image sharp; enlarging a small one makes it soft.
  • Keep text away from the edges. Profile pictures turn into circles, banners get cropped on phones, and stories put buttons over the top and bottom.
  • JPG for photos, PNG for text and logos. PNG keeps sharp edges on lettering; JPG keeps photo files small.
  • Recheck once a year. Networks change their layouts. The sizes on this page were checked in November 2026.

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Questions

What size should images be for social media?

It depends on the network and the placement. A safe default for feed posts is 1080 pixels wide in a tall shape (4:5 or 3:4), and 1080 × 1920 (9:16) for anything full-screen. Profile pictures are square, banners are wide.

Is Instagram 9:16 or 4:5?

Both, for different places. Feed posts go from 1.91:1 landscape to 3:4 portrait, so 4:5 (1080 × 1350) and 3:4 (1080 × 1440) both work. Stories and reels fill the screen at 9:16 (1080 × 1920).

What are the recommended social media image sizes for 2026?

Instagram feed 1080 × 1440 or 1080 × 1350, Facebook Page profile 320 × 320 and cover 851 × 315, LinkedIn banner 1584 × 396, YouTube thumbnail 3840 × 2160 and banner 2560 × 1440, Pinterest pin 1000 × 1500.