Social Media Image Size Guide

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn

It is important to take social media image sizes into consideration to avoid pixelation and image stretching. Incorrect sizing means your audience may not see the full photo.
If you don't feel like getting down to the nitty-gritty of image sizing, remember one ratio: 1024 x 512 pixels. In most cases, an image of this size will display correctly. Another option is to use image resizing tools that will do the work for you.
Latest update—April 2022. We're trying to keep the information up to date. If you found any inaccuracies, please let us know.
See the guide to social media image sizes and comments with the illustrations for each social media.
Facebook Feed: 1200 × 630 pixels
Shared Link Thumbnail: 500 × 261 pixels
Page Cover: 820 × 312 pixels
Group Cover: 1640 x 856 pixels
Facebook Stories: 1080 × 1920 pixels
Profile Image: 170 × 170 pixels
Feed: 1080 × 1080 pixels
Stories: 1080 × 1920 pixels
Profile photo: 320 × 320 pixels
Tweet Image: 1200 × 675 pixels
Shared Link Image: 1200 x 628 pixels
Header Image: 1500 × 500 pixels
Profile Image: 400 × 400 pixels
Thumbnail Image: 1280 × 720 pixels
Channel Banner: 2048 x 1152 pixels
Profile Image: 800 × 800 pixels
Pinterest Post (or Pin): 1000 × 1500 pixels
Story Pin: 1080 x 1920 pixels
Profile Image: 165 × 165 pixels
Profile Cover: at least 800 x 450 pixels
Personal pages:
Profile Photo: 400 x 400 pixels
Background Photo: 1584 x 396 pixels
Post Image: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Shared Link Image: 1200 x 627 pixels

Company pages:
Company Logo: 268 x 268 pixels
Cover Image: 1128 x 191 pixels

Facebook Image Sizes

Pages and Groups

1. Facebook Feed: 1200 × 630 pixels

In the Facebook feed, landscape images are reduced to 500 pixels in width. The aspect ratio is preserved.

2. Facebook Shared Link Thumbnail: 500 × 261 pixels

The image specified in your website's metadata ("og:image") is displayed when it is published online.

3. Facebook Cover Image: 820 × 312 pixels

4. Facebook Group Cover Image: 1640 × 856 pixels (aspect ratio 1.91:1)

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Facebook Ads

1. Facebook News Feed Ads

Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 to 4:5
Recommended Resolution: Upload the highest resolution images

If Link Included:
Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 to 1:1
Recommended Resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels

2. Facebook Right Column Ads And Messenger Inbox

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 to 1:1
Recommended Resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels

Facebook Instant Articles, Facebook Marketplace, And Ads

Aspect Ratio: 9:16 to 16:9
Recommended Resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels

If Link Included:
Images cropped to the ratio: 1:1
Recommended resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels

4. Facebook Stories And Messenger

Aspect Ratio: 1.91 to 9:16
Recommended resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels

Facebook recommends leaving roughly 14% (250 pixels) of the top and bottom of the image free from text and logos to avoid covering these key elements with the CTA (Call to Action). For example, if your image’s resolution is1080 × 1920 pixels, make sure that the key elements are displayed in a safe zone of 1080 × 1420 pixels.

5. Carousel Design Recommendations For Facebook And Messenger

Aspect Ratio: 1:1
Resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels
Number of Carousel Cards: 2 to 10
Image Maximum File Size: 30MB

Twitter Image Sizes

1. Tweet Image: 1200 x 675 pixels

In the timeline, horizontal images are reduced to 506 pixels wide. The aspect ratio won't change.

Vertical images are reduced to 506 pixels wide and cropped to a rectangle.

2. Twitter Header Image: 1500 x 500 pixels

3. Twitter Card Image

With Twitter Cards, you can do more on Twitter. For example, the Summary Card with Large Image allows you to display a large image alongside a tweet. Visitors will have a rich photo experience. Images for this Card support an aspect ratio of 2:1 with minimum dimensions of 300 x 157 or a maximum of 4096x4096 pixels. Images must be less than 5MB in size.

The Summary Card (photo and text) images support an aspect ratio of 1:1 with minimum dimensions of 144 x 144 or a maximum of 4096 x 4096 pixels. Images must be less than 5MB in size.

3. Twitter Ads

Image Ads with Website or App Buttons: 800 x 428 pixels or 800 x 800 pixels
Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 or 1:1

Video Ads with Website or App Buttons: 800 x 450 pixels or 800 x 800 pixels
Aspect ratio: 16:9 or 1:1

Twitter Carousel Ads: 800 x 428 pixels or 800 x 800
Aspect Ratio: 1.91:1 or 1:1
Number of Carousel Slides: 2 to 6

Instagram Image Sizes

Instagram Profile

1. Instagram Feed


The optimal size of Instagram images is 1080×1080 pixels. In the web version, square images may display about 600×600 pixels.

For square or rectangle photos, make sure to maintain an aspect ratio between 1.91:1 and 4:5. To maintain image quality, use a height of at least 1080 pixels.

To avoid cropping vertical images, use the aspect ratio of 4:5. We recommend uploading an image that is 1080×1350 pixels. Instagram App will size it down to 480×600 pixels.

2. Instagram Stories

You can upload both vertical and horizontal images on Instagram Stories with the aspect ratio from 9:16 to 1.91:1. If you prefer vertical images in your Stories, then 1080×1920 pixels is optimal.

Instagram Ads

1. Instagram Feed Ads, Instagram Explore

Square: At least 1800 x 1800 pixels
Aspect ratio: From 16:9 to 9:16

When creating Instagram Ads, you can use Crop Image to help ensure your Instagram ad looks the way you want it to.

2. Instagram Stories Ads


Supported aspect ratios: From 16:9 to 4:5 and 9:16.
Dynamic ads in Stories does not accept the 9:16 ratio and should instead use the 1.91:1 ratio.
Recommended resolution: At least 1080 × 1080 pixels
Maximum Image File Size: 30MB

It is recommended to leave roughly 14% (250 pixels) of the top and bottom of the image free from text and logos to avoid covering these key elements with the CTA (Call to Action).

YouTube Image Sizes

YouTube Channel Images

1. Video Thumbnail: 1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels (minimum width of 640 pixels)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Maximum Thumbnail File Size: 2MB
Thumbnail for the educational video on Tilda YouTube Channel

2. Channel Banner: 2048 x 1152 pixels (File Size Up To 6MB)

3. YouTube Profile Image: 800 x 800 pixels

4. YouTube Album Cover Image

Supported resolution: From 1400 x 1400 to 4098 x 4098 pixels.
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.

YouTube will scale your cover image depending on the device you're using the watch the channel. The recommended YouTube album cover image size is 2560 x 1440 pixels. Remember to keep your important text and visuals within a safe space of 1546 x 423 pixels (the space must be centered) to protect them from cropping.

YouTube Advertising

1. YouTube Display Ads

Appears to the right of the feature video and above the video suggestions list. For larger players, this ad may appear below the player.

Specs: 300 × 250 or 300 × 60 pixels
A display ad appearing to the right of the feature video

2. YouTube Overlay Ads

Semi-transparent overlay ads that appear on the lower 20% portion of your video.

Resolution: 468 × 60 or 728 × 90 pixels
Overlay ad on the video

3. YouTube Sponsored Ads

Sponsored cards display content that may be relevant to your video, such as products featured in the video.


Viewers will see a teaser for the card for a few seconds. They can also click the icon in the top-right corner of the video to browse the cards.


There are 3 types of product ads: Product Shopping ads, Showcase Shopping ads, and Local inventory ads.

The maximum card size is 150KB.
Sponsored ads on YouTube

Pinterest Image Sizes

1. Ideal Pinterest Image Size:1000 × 1500 pixels

Recommended Aspect Ratio: 2:3.

Pins with an aspect ratio greater than 2:3 might get cut off in people's feeds.

2. Pinterest Cover Image

Resolution: At least 800 x 450 pixels
Recommended Aspect Ratio: 16:9

3. Story Pins

Recommended Resolution: 1080 x 1920
Recommended Aspect Ratio: 9:16
Maximum Image File Size: 20MB

4. Product Ads Images On Pinterest

For advertising, Pinterest offers Static ads, Carousel Pins, Standard width video Pins, Collections ads, Shopping ads, and Max. width video ads.

For Static ads, the same requirements as for Pins are applied: 2:3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1000 x 1500 pixels.

A Pinterest carousel isn't that different from a standard Pin. You can upload 2-5 images for your carousel with the aspect ratio of 1:1 or 2:3.

LinkedIn Image Sizes

Personal Pages

1. LinkedIn Profile Photo: 400 x 400 pixels

2. LinkedIn Background Photo: 1584 x 396 pixels

3. LinkedIn Post Image: 1920 x 1080 pixels

3. LinkedIn Shared Link Image: 1200 x 627 pixels

LinkedIn Company Pages

1. LinkedIn Company Logo: 268 x 268 pixels

2. LinkedIn Company Cover Image: 1128 x 191 pixels

Image Resizing Tools For Social Media

You don't need to memorize all the social media image sizes. Use services that help you quickly get the picture of the required format.
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A basic editor tool offering three types of formats: Vertical for Pinterest, square for Instagram, and wide for Facebook and Twitter. No registration is required.

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Canva is a rather advanced design platform, and although it gives a lot of settings and options, it's still very simple and convenient. Use the ready-made templates and pre-sets that you can customize.

Canva has its own photo library with quite a few nice free photos that you can use in your designs made on the platform.


You can add text to your photos. Just select the font and style you like.

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