The Best Social Media Image Sizes Guide For Marketers

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The Best Social Media Image Sizes Guide For Marketers Social media image sizes change from time to time. If you’re not constantly paying attention, you might inadvertently ask a designer to create an image that doesn’t use proper dimensions. That leads to posts that look, well, weird. Plus, with multiple post and content formats on several different networks, keeping tracking of everything in your head can quickly become impossible. Fear weird posts no more. With this complete and updated bookmarkable resource, you can easily find the best dimensions for every post and visual element you need on each major social channel. In addition, this post will also explore:
  • The best tools for creating social media visual content. Even if you don’t have access to a designer, you can still create great graphics.
  • Max file sizes for video content. Along with static images, video is only getting more important on social media.
  • Examples of what different types of social posts and images look like. Don’t worry if there are any profile elements or post image types you haven’t heard of. You’re about to be an expert.
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TL;DR: The Complete List of Social Media Image Sizes

Just looking for some quick answers? No worries. Here’s the full list of dimensions this post will cover (all dimensions listed by pixels):

Facebook

  • Profile Photo: 170 x 170
  • Profile Photo Thumbnail (Across Facebook): 32 x 32
  • Cover Photo: 820 x 312
  • Newsfeed Post: 940 x 788
  • Milestone: 843 x 403
  • Shared Link: 1,200 x 628
  • Shared Images: 1,200 x 628
  • Highlighted Images: 1,200 x 717
  • Event Image: 1,920 x 1,005
  • Fundraiser Image: 800 x 300

Instagram

  • Profile Image: 110 x 110
  • Page Thumbnails: 161 x 161
  • Image Posts: 1080 x 1080
  • Stories: 1080 x 1920

Pinterest

  • Profile Image: 280 x 280
  • Pins: 735 x 1,102
  • Expanded Pins: 1,000 x 1,500
  • Board Display: 600 x 600

Twitter

  • Profile Image: 400 x 400
  • Twitter Header Image: 1,500 x 500 (3,000 x 1,000 may display better)
  • Background Image: 1,920 x 1,200
  • In-stream Tweet Photo: 1,200 x 628 (minimum)
  • GIFs: 1,200 x 675 (recommended)

LinkedIn

  • Company Logo: 300 x 300
  • Cover Image: 1,128 x 191
  • Overview Tab: 360 x 120
  • Hero Image: 1128 x 376
  • Custom Modules: 502 x 282
  • Company Photos: 900 x 600

Google+

  • Profile Image: 250 x 250
  • Cover: 1080 x 608 (recommended)
  • Maximum Image Size: 2120 x 1192

Tumblr

  • Profile Image: 128 x 128
  • Posts: 500 x 750
  • Image Size Limit: 1,280 x 1,920

Youtube

  • Cover Photo: 2,560 x 1,440
  • Profile Image: 500 x 500 (recommended)
 

Here's the entire list of the most important social media image sizes every marketer needs to know:

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The Full List of Supported Image File Types and Sizes (By Network)

In addition to understanding the best dimensions for social media images pixel-wise, it’s also important to know which file types are supported, and how large they can be. Follow this easy chart:

Facebook

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG, and GIF.
  • Maximum Dimensions: 2048 by 2048 pixels.
  • File Sizes: Less than 100 KB is recommended for cover photos. No apparent limit on news feed posts.

Instagram

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG.
  • Maximum Dimensions: 2048 by 2048 pixels.

Twitter

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP.
  • File Sizes: 5 MB or less for static images. 15 MB or less for GIFs.
  • Number of Frames (GIF): 350 or less.

Pinterest

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF.
  • File Size: 32 MB

LinkedIn

  • Supported File Types for SlideShare: PDF, ODP, PPT, DOC, RTF, ODT, TXT.
  • SlideShare File Size Limit: 300MB.
  • Supported Image File Types on LinkedIn: JPG, PNG, GIF (static).
  • Image File Size Limit for Pulse Articles: 10MB.
  • Logo: 4MB.
  • Banner / Hero Image: 2MB.

Google Plus

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF.

Tumblr

  • Supported Image File Types: JPG, PNG, GIF. Must be RGB (not CMYK).
  • Static Image File Limit: 20MB for static images.
  • GIF File Limit: 3MB.

YouTube

  • Channel Profile Images: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF.

Curious which file types are supported on each social network? Bookmark this post:

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Free Tools For Creating Social Media Images

If you have talented designers on your team, then you likely won’t need to use free tools on your own. But, if you don’t have access to design resources, or if you need to create something yourself, there are plenty of ways to get the job done without resorting to creating a monstrosity with MS Paint (as much fun as that might be).

Canva

Canva is an incredible freemium tool for creating all kinds of graphics. Social media images and posts are no exception. It’s browser-based, and all you need to do is create an account to get started:

Get started with Canva here.

Piktochart

Piktochart is another great option for creating infographics, which are awesome for social media (particularly on Pinterest). It starts free, then offers three tiers of pricing for more advanced functionality.

Get started with Piktochart here.

Infogram

Infogram is an excellent choice for making infographics. Similar to Piktochart, it starts free, then pricing scales up depending on how much power you need.

Get started with Infogram here.
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Social media content doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s most often part of a larger cross-channel campaign or promoting content. Plus, you have plenty of other campaigns and projects you’re likely working on. Enter CoSchedule. With a single marketing management platform, you can schedule every post and manage team communication and workflows all in one place.

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That’s a Wrap

Social media image sizes frequently change, and this post contains a lot of granular data. If there’s anything we missed, let us know below and we’ll get it updated. This post was originally published on June 7, 2017. It was republished with significant updates on June 11, 2018.

June 11, 2018

About the Author
Ben Sailer

Ben Sailer has over 14 years of experience in the field of marketing. He is considered an expert in inbound marketing through his incredible skills with copywriting, SEO, content strategy, and project management. Ben is currently an Inbound Marketing Director at Automattic, working to grow WordPress.com as the top managed hosting solution for WordPress websites. WordPress is one of the most powerful website creation tools in the industry. In this role, he looks to attract customers with content designed to attract qualified leads. Ben plays a critical role in driving the growth and success of a company by attracting and engaging customers through relevant and helpful content and interactions. Ben works closely with senior management to align the inbound marketing efforts with the overall business objectives. He continuously measures the effectiveness of marketing campaigns to improve them. He is also involved in managing budgets and mentoring the inbound marketing team.

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