Social Media Image Specs: 2017

Social Media Image Specs from Post Road Consulting LLC

Scroll down for image specs for Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.  These specs change regularly!

 

Facebook:

 

Personal Timeline:

Cover Photo: Upload at least 399 pixels wide x 150 pixels high.

Profile Photo: Upload at least 180 pixels X 180 pixels; will display at 160 x 160

Business - Fan Page: 

Cover Photo: 828 pixels x 315 pixels is the display size. Upload at least 319 x 150 pixels

OR import a larger image and reposition it.

Note: Consider using a PNG file for best results for profile and cover photos on Facebook.

Other Facebook images:

Shared Images: 1200 x 630 pixels

Shared Link: 1200 x 627 pixels

Highlighted Image: 1200 x 727 pixels

 

Twitter:

 

Header: Recommended size 1500 pixels X 500 pixels; Maximum file size 10 MB

Profile photo: 500 x 500 pixels is optimal (max 2 MB)

Tweet with images: 1024 x 512 pixels is optimal. 440 x 220 is minimum.

Photos can be up to 5 MB; animated GIF's can be up to 3 MB.

 

Google +:

 

Cover Photo: From 1080 x 608 pixels (optimal)  to 2120 pixels width X 1192 pixels height (maximum); Minimum size 480 X 270

Profile Photo: 250 x 250 pixels

News Feed: 800 x 600 pixels

 

Instagram:

 

Profile Photo: Optimal 180 x 180 pixels. Minimal 110 x 110 pixels

Photo Post: Optimal 1080 x 1080 pixels.

 

YouTube:

 

Channel Banner: 2560 pixels width X 1440 pixels height is optimal. 1546 x 423 pixels is minimum.

Video Thumbnail: Optimal 1280 x 720 pixels. Minimum is 640 x 360 pixels.

Note the YouTube channel banner will display differently on each device.

 

LinkedIn:

 

Company Page Cover Photo: 646 pixels X 220 pixels (Maximum 2 MB)

Logo: 300 x 300 pixels  (only square now)

Showcase Image: 1536 x 768 pixels is optimal. PNG/JPEG/GIF format.

Logo Image    Optimal size: 300 x 300 pixels.

Overview Tab

Image  Optimal size: 480 (w)  x 240 (h) pixels  

Cover image   Optimal size: 1536 (w) x 768 (h) pixels. Mimimum size: 1192 (w) x 220 (h) pixels.

Life Tab

Hero Image: Optimal size 1128 (w) x 376 (h) pixels

Custom Modules:  Optimal size  502 (w) x 282 (h) pixels

Company Photos: Optimal size 900 (w) x 600 (h) pixels 

LinkedIn Groups:

Group Logo - up to 100 x 50 pixels, maximum size 100KB, PNG/JPEG/GIF format

Small Logo - up to 60 x 30 pixels, maximum size 100KB, PNG/JPEG/GIF format 

Personal Profile:

Headshot photo should be square. 400 x 400 pixels is the ideal size. ( maximum up to 20,000 x 20,000 and 8 MB)

Cover photo (or Background Banner): 1536 (w) x 768 (h) pixels

 

Updated July 2017