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Social Media Image Size Guide – Posts, Stories and Banners

Search the recommended pixel sizes and aspect ratios for posts, stories, reels, thumbnails, banners and profile pictures on eight platforms, then resize your image to match.

Platform

33 sizes

Sizes last reviewed September 2026. Platforms change their recommendations from time to time, so check the platform's own help pages before a big campaign.

Instagram

Facebook

X (Twitter)

LinkedIn

YouTube

TikTok

  • Video and photo post

    1080 × 1920 px

    Ratio 9:16

    Also a preset in the Image Resizer

  • Profile picture (minimum)

    200 × 200 px

    Ratio 1:1 · Shown as a circle

Pinterest

WhatsApp

  • Profile photo (DP)

    500 × 500 px

    Ratio 1:1 · Shown as a circle

    Also a preset in the Image Resizer

  • Status

    1080 × 1920 px

    Ratio 9:16

    Also a preset in the Image Resizer

In the Image Resizer, enter the width and height shown here and turn off Keep proportions to crop your image to exactly that size.

How to use the image size guide

  1. Search or filter. Type a word such as story, banner or 1080 in Search sizes, or pick a platform from the list.
  2. Read the card. Each size shows its name, width × height in pixels, aspect ratio and a drawing of its shape. Profile pictures are marked Shown as a circle.
  3. Copy the size with Copy size if you're working in another app.
  4. Press Resize to this size to open the Image Resizer, then enter the width and height from the card.

Features

  • 33 sizes across 8 platforms: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest and WhatsApp.
  • Posts, stories, reels, thumbnails, banners, covers and profile pictures in one place.
  • Aspect ratios such as 1:1, 4:5, 9:16 and 1.91:1, with a scaled drawing of each shape.
  • Instant search by name, platform, size or ratio.
  • One-tap copy of any size.
  • Direct link to the Image Resizer, with resizer presets highlighted.

Aspect ratios explained

The aspect ratio is the shape of an image: width compared with height. It matters more than the exact pixel count, because platforms scale images up or down but crop anything that doesn't match the shape they expect. 1:1 is square. 4:5 and 3:4 are portrait shapes that take up more of the screen in a feed. 9:16 is the full-screen vertical shape used by stories, reels, Shorts, TikTok and WhatsApp status. 16:9 is the widescreen shape of YouTube thumbnails and most videos. 1.91:1 is the wide shape used for link previews on Facebook and LinkedIn.

If your image has the right shape but more pixels, it will simply be scaled down. If it has fewer pixels than recommended, it may look soft, so start with the largest image you have.

Why use Fileora's social media image size guide

Size charts are easy to find but hard to use: they're often long images you can't search, and many are years out of date. This guide is searchable, shows each shape at a glance and links straight to a free resizer that runs in your browser, so you can go from "what size?" to a finished image in under a minute. We note when the list was last reviewed, so you know how fresh it is.

Tools to get the size right

  • Resize to exact pixels with the Image Resizer, which also has presets for the most common social sizes.
  • Choose the framing yourself with Crop Image before resizing.
  • Make a round profile picture with the Profile Picture Maker, which saves 400, 800 or 1080 pixel squares.

Frequently asked questions

What size is an Instagram post?

A square post is 1080 × 1080 pixels (1:1) and a portrait post is 1080 × 1350 (4:5). Instagram's profile grid now shows tall 3:4 previews, so a 1080 × 1440 image fills the grid without cropping. Landscape posts are 1080 × 566 (1.91:1). Stories and reels are 1080 × 1920 (9:16).

What size is a YouTube thumbnail?

1280 × 720 pixels, a 16:9 ratio. YouTube's channel banner is 2560 × 1440 pixels, but only the centre of it shows on every device, so keep text and logos in the middle.

What size should a WhatsApp DP be?

A square image of 500 × 500 pixels works well. WhatsApp shows it as a circle, so keep your face in the middle. WhatsApp status images are 1080 × 1920 pixels, the same 9:16 shape as stories.

How current are these sizes?

The list was last reviewed in September 2026. Platforms change their layouts and recommendations from time to time, often without announcing it, so check the platform's own help pages before a big campaign or print order.

Does the Resize to this size button fill in the numbers for me?

Not yet. It opens the Image Resizer, where you enter the width and height shown on the card. Several common sizes, such as Instagram square, story, YouTube thumbnail and WhatsApp profile photo, are also ready-made presets in the resizer, and those cards say so.

What happens if my image has a different shape?

In the Image Resizer, turn off Keep proportions and your image is cropped from the centre to exactly the size you enter, without stretching. If you want to choose which part to keep, crop it first with Crop Image and then resize.

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