The Ultimate Social Media Image Size Guide

Your go-to guide to the most up to date social media image sizes for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, and YouTube.

UNUM Staff

Everyday Social Tool

FACEBOOK



Profile Picture - 180 x 180 pixels (minimum)

displays 170 x 170 pixels on desktops & 128 x 128 pixels on smartphones

photo thumbnail will appear across Facebook at 32 x 32 pixels



Cover Photo - 820 x 462 pixels

displays at 820 x 462 on desktops and 640 x 360 pixels on smartphones



Shared Image - 1200 x 630 pixels

shared images include images that appear on your timeline, news feeds, followers’ feeds

will appear in feed at a max width of 470 pixels

will appear on a page at a max width of 504 pixels



Highlighted Image - 1200 x 717 pixels

highlighted images include milestones, highlighted images/posts

will appear on your page at 843 x 504 pixels



Event Event Cover Image -  1920 x 1080 pixels



Facebook Video- 1280 x 720 pixels



Facebook Group Cover Image - 1640 x 922 pixels



Facebook Ads - 1200 x 628 pixels

minimum width & height: 600 x 600 pixels

video ad size: 1280 x 720 pixels

story ad size: 1080 x 1920 pixels



INSTAGRAM



Profile Photo - 110 x 110 pixels



Photo Thumbnails - 161 x 161 pixels



Photo Size - 1080 x 1080 pixels (square), 1080 x 566 pixels (landscape), 1080 x 1350 pixels (portrait)

appears on feed at 510 x 510 pixels



Instagram Stories - 1080 x 1920 pixels (ratio 9:16)

minimum resolution: 600 x 1067 pixels



Instagram Ad - 1080 x 566 pixels (landscape), 1080 x 1080 pixels (square)



Instagram IGTV - 1080 x 1920 pixels




TWITTER



Profile Photo - 400 x 400 pixels

displays as 200 x 200 pixels



Header Photo - 1500 x 500 pixels



Feed Image - 1024 x 512 pixels



Twitter Ad - 800 x 428 pixels

Video: 720 x 720 (square), 1280 x 720 (landscape), 720 x 1280 (portrait)



PINTEREST



Profile Picture

165 x 165 pixels on home page

32 x 32 pixels on the rest of Pinterest



Pin Sizes

standard pin size 1000 x 1500 pixels (vertical images)

pins on boards appears at 236 pixels



Board Display

222 x 150 pixels for large thumbnails

55 x 55 for smaller thumbnails



TIKTOK



Profile Photo - 200 x 200 pixels



Video - 1080 x 1920 pixels




YOUTUBE



Channel Profile Image - 800 x 800 pixels

displays as 98 x 98 pixels



Channel Cover Photo - 2560 x 1440 pixels

best for mobile and web = 1546 x 423 pixels



Video Uploads - 1280 x 720 pixels (to qualify for HD)

all videos must maintain 16:9 aspect ratio




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