Instagram post size
Square 1080 × 1080 px, portrait 1080 × 1350 px (4:5, the format that takes the most room in the feed) or tall 1080 × 1440 px (3:4, shown whole in the profile grid). Instagram keeps photos 1080 px wide.
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Social media image sizes (2026)
21 formats across 7 networks in one table: the size to upload for each post, story, cover and profile picture, its aspect ratio and the platform's own source. Every row opens the resizer at that exact size.
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Instagram and Facebook story size
1080 × 1920 px, a 9:16 vertical image that fills a phone screen. Keep text away from the top and bottom, where the interface sits.
YouTube thumbnail size
1280 × 720 px (16:9) is the usual size; YouTube accepts thumbnails from 640 px wide up to 3840 × 2160.
LinkedIn banner size
1584 × 396 px for the background photo of a personal profile, JPG or PNG under 8 MB. The profile photo covers its bottom left.
Facebook cover photo size
Upload 851 × 315 px: Facebook shows it at 820 × 312 on a computer and 640 × 360 on a phone, so keep the important part in the middle.
X (Twitter) header size
1500 × 500 px (3:1). The profile photo covers the bottom left and the top and bottom can be cropped on some screens.
All sizes by network
These are the sizes to upload: platforms display images smaller, and sharper when they receive exactly this. Each network and each format links to its own row — copy that link to point straight at it. "To verify" marks a figure no official page confirms.
| Format | Size to upload | Ratio | Notes | Resize |
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| Post | 1080 × 1080 px · 1:1 | 1:1 |
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| Portrait | 1080 × 1350 px · 4:5 | 4:5 |
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| Tall | 1080 × 1440 px · 3:4 | 3:4 |
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| Landscape | 1080 × 566 px · 1.91:1 | 1.91:1 |
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| Story | 1080 × 1920 px · 9:16 | 9:16 |
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| Format | Size to upload | Ratio | Notes | Resize |
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| Post | 1200 × 630 px · 1.9:1 | 1.9:1 |
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| Cover | 851 × 315 px · 2.7:1 | 2.7:1 |
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| Profile | 320 × 320 px · 1:1 | 1:1 |
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| Story | 1080 × 1920 px · 9:16 | 9:16 |
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| Format | Size to upload | Ratio | Notes | Resize |
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| Thumbnail | 1280 × 720 px · 16:9 | 16:9 |
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| Bannerto verify | 2560 × 1440 px · 16:9 | 16:9 |
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| Profile | 800 × 800 px · 1:1 | 1:1 |
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Upload size or display size?
Many guides list the size a platform displays an image at — Facebook's cover appears 820 × 312 on a computer, for example. Upload that, and the image is blown up on a high-density screen and looks soft. The sizes in this table are the ones to upload, as the platforms recommend them.
Uploading a much bigger image does not help either: the platform resizes it with its own settings, often blurring text. Exporting at exactly the recommended size keeps you in control of the sharpness.
Get the ratio right first
The ratio (4:5, 16:9, 9:16…) decides what is cropped; the pixel size only decides the sharpness. An image with the right ratio but a slightly different size is scaled cleanly; one with the wrong ratio loses its edges. The resizer crops to the ratio first and lets you choose what stays in the frame.
How we check
Each size comes from the platform's help pages when they state it, linked in the table with the date of the last check. A figure no official page confirms is marked "to verify". Spotted a change? Tell us and we update the table.
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