Social media platforms are forever changing the image sizes and formats, so to keep you all updated here’s the social media image sizes cheat sheet for 2017.
Cover Photo
– Appear on page at 828 x 315 pixels
– Minimum size of 399 x 150 pixels
– For best results, upload an RGB JPG file less than 100KB.
– Image with a logo or text may be best as a PNG file.
Profile Photo
– Must be a least 180 x 180 pixels
– Photo will appear on page as 160 x 160 pixels
– Photo thumbnail will appear as 32 x 32 pixels
Facebook Links
Banner Size: 1,200 x 628 pixels
Text: 90 characters
Headline: 25 characters
Link description: 30 characters
Facebook Carousel
Banner Size: 1,080 x 1,080 pixels
Text: 90 characters
Headline: 40 characters
Link description: 20 characters
Facebook Canvas
Banner Size: 1,200 x 628 pixels
Your image may not include more than 20% textText: 90 characters
Headline: 45 characters
Instagram Links & Carousel
Banner Size: 1,080 x 1,080 pixels
Caption: Text only, 125 characters
Facebook Shared Images
Banner Size: 1,200 x 630 pixels
Facebook Highlighted Image
Banner Size: 1,200 x 717 pixels
Cover Photo
– Banner Size: 1,500 x 500 pixels
– Maximum file size: 10MB
Profile Photo
– Banner Size: 400 x 400 pixels
– Maximum file size: 100KB
Twitter Shared Link
Banner Size: 520 x 254 pixels
Twitter Shared Image
Banner Size: 900 x 450 pixels
Twitter Website Card
Banner Size: 800 x 418 pixels
Youtube
Minimum dimension for upload: 2048 x 1152 px.
Minimum safe area for text and logos: 1546 x 423 px. Larger images may get cropped on certain views or devices.
Maximum width: 2560 x 423 px.
File size: 4MB or smaller.
Video must maintain a 16:9 aspect ratio
In order to quality as full HD, the dimensions must be at least 1280 x 720 pixels
Instagram Photo Size
Banner Size: 1,080 x 1,080 pixels
Instagram Thumbnails
Banner Size: 160 x 160 pixels
Instagram Profile Image
Banner Size: 110 x 110 pixels
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