Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet 2019
Why are Social media platforms always changing their image sizes?
I think it’s called “progress”! It often feels like a chore to have to redo these things and worst of all, often the networks themselves are not exactly forthcoming with the preferred dimensions.
So, in order to make your life slightly simpler we are offering you a simple clean guide to image sizes for the major social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn (Business), LinkedIn (Personal) and Pinterest.
Download the 2019 Social Media Image Size Guide PDF
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Facebook Image Sizes
Profile Picture:
800 x 800 pixels (recommended)
170 x 170 pixels (display)
Cover Image:
820 x 312 pixels
Posted Image / Share Link Graphic:
1200 x 630 pixels
Twitter Image Sizes
Profile Picture:
400 x 400 pixels
Posted Image:
900 x 450 pixels
Shared Link Graphic:
800 x 320 pixels
Cover Image:
1500 x 500 pixels
Instagram Image Sizes
Profile Picture:
110 x 110 pixels (minimum)
Posted Image:
1080 x 1080 pixels
Photo Thumbnail:
110 x 110 pixels (shared)
YouTube Image Sizes
Video Thumbnail:
1280 x 720 pixels
Profile Picture:
800 x 800 pixels
Video:
16:9
HD: 3840 x 2160 pixels
Cover Image (display varies by device):
2560 x 1440 pixels (desktop)
LinkedIn (Business) Image Sizes
Posted Image:
1200 x 1200 pixels
Profile Picture:
400 x 400 pixels
Shared Link Graphic:
180 x 110 pixels
Cover Image:
1536 x 768 pixels
LinkedIn (Personal) Image Sizes
Posted Image:
1200 x 628 pixels
Profile Picture:
400 x 400 pixels
Shared Link Graphic:
180 x 110 pixels
Cover Image / Background:
1584 x 396 pixels
Pinterest Image Sizes
Profile Picture:
165 x 165 pixels
Board cover Image:
222 x 150 pixels
Board Display (sharing):
600 x 600 pixels
Expanded Pin:
Width 236 pixels
Pin Preview (sharing):
735 x 1102 pixels
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