Paul Myrick

Paul Myrick

Social Media Image Size Chart – As of Sept 2016

by | Social Media

Half a Hamburger -- Wonky image crop courtesy of Facebook

Half a Hamburger — Wonky image crop courtesy of Facebook

Tired of having your images re-cropped in a wonky fashion by Facebook? Half a hamburger (shown above) and people with their heads missing just doesn’t make sense. The charts below should help with getting your images to look the way they’re supposed to on social media. Keep in mind that social media sites display images in aspect ratios that suit their Barnum & Bailey interface designers — nothing a professional (or even amateur) photographer would want. Unfortunately, with social media, it’s a “take it or leave it” situation.

As social media is constantly in a state of flux, this information is just a guideline for image sizes. Your results may vary as social media sites, especially Facebook, don’t always seem to follow their own published rules. For high quality images on existing retina displays, and future high-resolution displays, prepare images at 150 dpi.

For my own blogs, I usually prepare images with a long edge of 900 px to 1200 px @ 150 dpi resolution; however, I override images in social media posts to the following specifications. For better performance and faster load times, be sure to compress image files before uploading them to websites and social media.

Facebook

Platform Image Placement Image Upload Size Orientation Aspect Ratio
facebook social media image size chart
Facebook		 Profile 180 x 180 px Square 1:1
Cover 828 x 315 px Landscape 2.66:1
Post (Landscape) 1200 x 628 px Landscape 1.9:1
Post (Square) 600 x 600 px Square 1:1

Twitter

Platform Image Placement Image Upload Size Orientation Aspect Ratio
twitter social media image size chart
Twitter		 Background 1280 x 2014 px Portrait 1:1.25
Profile 400 x 400 px Square 1:1
Header 1500 x 500 px Landscape 3:1
Tweet 1024 x 512 px Landscape 2:1

Instagram

Platform Image Placement Image Upload Size Orientation Aspect Ratio
instagram social media image size chart
Instagram		 Profile 110 x 100 px Square 1:1
Photo 1080 x 1080 px Square 1:1

Pinterest

Platform Image Placement Image Upload Size Orientation Aspect Ratio
pinterest social media image size chart
Pinterest		 Profile 165 x 165 px Square 1:1
Pin 600 x infinite px Portrait 2:3
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Board Cover (Min) 222 x 150 px Landscape 1.48:1

LinkedIn

Platform Image Placement Image Upload Size Orientation Aspect Ratio
linkedin social media image size chart
LinkedIn		 Background 1400 x 425 px Portrait 3.3:1
Logo 400 x 400 px Square 1:1
Profile 400 x 400 px Square 1:1
Career Cover 974 x 330 px Landscape 3:1
Banner 646 x 220 px Landscape 3:1