A Handy Guide to Social Media Image Sizes

January 5, 2016
Blog, Social Media Marketing

A Handy Guide to Social Media Image

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives, with millions of users sharing content daily. If you’re using social media for personal or business purposes, optimizing your images for each platform is crucial to make a lasting impression. In this blog post, we present a concise guide to social media image sizes, helping you create visually appealing and properly formatted images for various platforms. To have a social presence it is important to know what type and size of images work best. We have found a healthy resource to share with you from SEW

All of the sizes are in pixels (width x height) as of May 2023.

Facebook

Profile Picture: 180 x 180 pixels (minimum)
Cover Photo: 820 x 312 pixels
Shared Image: 1200 x 630 pixels
Shared Link: 1200 x 627 pixels
Event Image: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Twitter

Profile Picture: 400 x 400 pixels (minimum)
Header Photo: 1500 x 500 pixels
In-Stream Photo: 1024 x 512 pixels

Instagram

Profile Picture: 110 x 110 pixels (minimum)
Square Post: 1080 x 1080 pixels
Landscape Post: 1080 x 566 pixels
Vertical Post: 1080 x 1350 pixels
Instagram Stories: 1080 x 1920 pixels

Profile Picture: 400 x 400 pixels (minimum)
Background Photo: 1584 x 396 pixels
Shared Image: 1200 x 627 pixels
Company Logo: 300 x 300 pixels (minimum)

YouTube

Channel Cover Photo: 2560 x 1440 pixels
Video Thumbnail: 1280 x 720 pixels

Snapchat

Geofilter: 1080 x 2340 pixels

Profile Picture: 165 x 165 pixels
Pin Image: 1000 x 1500 pixels (minimum)
Board Cover Image: 222 x 150 pixels

You can see some more images about the sizes here at clickZ

By understanding the appropriate image sizes for each social media platform, you can ensure that your visual content looks professional, eye-catching, and consistent across all channels. Remember to consider aspect ratios, resolution, and file formats to optimize your images effectively. Utilize this handy guide to save time and create visually appealing social media posts that engage and captivate your audience.

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A Handy Guide to Social Media Image Sizes - See what works on Social Media

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Some of the popular Social Media Apps are: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube, Google+, Pinterest. A Handy Guide to Social Media Image Sizes

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Mukesh Pandey

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Leads Dubai

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Mukesh Pandey

Mukesh Pandey is a Digital Marketing Strategist. Passionate about Digital Marketing and the trends in the industry for 10 years. He is Google Ads Certified, Social Media Ads Manager & SEO Consultant. He has trained over 500 executives & business owners over the years. Helped over 300 companies achieve their digital marketing results. He also founded Leads Dubai which is a Lead Generation Company in Dubai. Hire Mukesh for your Marketing Campaign