Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet (2026)

Wrong image size means cropped faces and blurry posts. Here are the sizes that work on every major platform – and a free tool that resizes your images to them in one click.

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Instagram

Square post: 1080 x 1080. Portrait post: 1080 x 1350 (4:5, takes the most feed space). Stories and reels: 1080 x 1920 (9:16). Profile picture: 320 x 320.

YouTube

Thumbnail: 1280 x 720 (16:9), under 2 MB. Channel banner: 2560 x 1440 with the important content in the centre 1546 x 423.

Facebook

Feed image: 1080 x 1350 or 1080 x 1080. Cover photo: 1640 x 624 (desktop shows 820 x 312). Event cover: 1920 x 1005.

LinkedIn

Post image: 1200 x 627 or 1080 x 1080. Personal banner: 1584 x 396. Company cover: 1128 x 191.

X (Twitter)

Post image: 1600 x 900 (16:9). Header: 1500 x 500. Profile: 400 x 400.

Resize in one click

Open the free Image Resizer, choose your photo and click a preset. When the shape changes it crops from the centre instead of stretching, so faces never look squashed. Use Crop Image if you want to pick the exact area.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Instagram post size?

1080 x 1350 pixels (4:5 portrait) – it takes up the most space in the feed.

What size is a YouTube thumbnail?

1280 x 720 pixels, 16:9, under 2 MB.

Why do my photos look blurry after uploading?

Usually because they were smaller than the recommended size or heavily compressed. Upload at the sizes above.

๐Ÿ“Free Image Resizer
Resize photos to exact pixels or presets for Instagram, YouTube and more.
Open tool →

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