Resize images to exact pixels, a percentage, or social-media presets — with fit or crop.
Social Media Image Size Helper
Sizes and safe areas for every major platform. Check your image, then crop it to the exact size around your subject.
Images are cropped on your device — never uploaded
Your image (optional)
Tap or click the image to choose what stays in the centre of the crop. The dashed box is the safe area.
How it works
Choose where the image will be used to see the recommended size, shape and any safe area. Add your image to see whether it fits as it is, how much a crop would remove, and whether it has enough pixels. The download is cropped around your focus point and scaled to the exact size, without stretching.
Example
A 4000×3000 landscape photo for an Instagram story (1080×1920): the helper shows that about 58% of the width will be cropped away. Move the focus to the person in the photo, then download a 1080×1920 image with them in the centre and clear of the profile bar and reply box.
All sizes (October 2026)
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed post — square | 1080 × 1080 px | 1:1 | Resize |
| Feed post — portrait (4:5) | 1080 × 1350 px | 4:5 | Takes up the most screen space in the feed. The profile grid shows a cropped preview. Resize |
| Feed post — landscape (1.91:1) | 1080 × 566 px | 1.91:1 | Resize |
| Story / Reel (9:16) | 1080 × 1920 px | 9:16 | The top and bottom of the screen are covered by the profile bar, captions and buttons. Safe area: approximate safe area for text and faces. Resize |
| Profile photo | 320 × 320 px | 1:1 | Shown as a circle. Resize |
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed image | 1080 × 1350 px | 4:5 | Square (1080×1080) also works well. Resize |
| Page cover photo | 1640 × 624 px min 400 × 150 | 205:78 | Displayed at 820×312 on computers and cropped to the 640×360 (16:9) centre on phones; 1640×624 stays sharp on high-density screens. Safe area: visible on phones. Resize |
| Story (9:16) | 1080 × 1920 px | 9:16 | Safe area: approximate safe area for text and faces. Resize |
X (Twitter)
YouTube
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video thumbnail (16:9) | 1280 × 720 px min 640 × 360 max 2 MB | 16:9 | JPG, PNG or GIF under 2 MB. The video length is shown over the bottom right corner. Resize |
| Channel banner | 2048 × 1152 px min 1024 × 576 | 16:9 | Only the central 1546×423 area is shown on every device. Safe area: safe area on all devices. Resize |
| Profile picture | 800 × 800 px | 1:1 | Shown as a circle. Resize |
TikTok
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video / cover (9:16) | 1080 × 1920 px | 9:16 | Captions and buttons cover the bottom and right edge. Safe area: approximate area clear of captions and buttons. Resize |
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard pin (2:3) | 1000 × 1500 px | 2:3 | Resize |
| Use | Recommended size | Shape | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status (9:16) | 1080 × 1920 px | 9:16 | Resize |
Frequently asked questions
Are these sizes official?
They come from each platform’s published guidance where it exists, and widely used sizes where it doesn’t, compiled October 2026. Platforms change layouts without notice, so check their help pages before an important campaign.
What is the safe area?
Parts of some images are covered by buttons, captions or profile photos, or cropped on certain devices. Keep text, logos and faces inside the dashed safe area so they stay visible everywhere.
Is my image uploaded?
No. Cropping happens in your browser and your image never leaves your device.
Why upload a larger image than the listed size?
Platforms compress uploads, and high-density phone screens show more pixels. Starting at the listed size or larger, in the right shape, gives the sharpest result.
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