What Is the Standard Banner Image Size for Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media? – Lift Media Group, Inc

When creating social media profiles, you’ll quickly discover that each social media platform has its own unique banner image dimensions that allow the images to display optimally. Below, you will find the different dimensions that are recommended for all major social media platforms.

For Constant Contact, a profile picture is not applicable. However, a great banner image/cover photo should be 600 pixels x less than 200 pixels.

For Facebook, a profile picture should always be 180 pixels x 180 pixels to adequately fill the frame of the photo box. When adding a banner image or cover photo, select a photo that can be cropped to 851 x 315 to keep a good resolution.

For Instagram, your profile picture should be 161 x 161 pixels. Banner images and cover photos are not applicable.

For Google +, your profile picture should be 250 x 250 pixels. To have a appealing banner image and/or cover photo, select a photo that is 2120 x 1192 pixels.

For Linkedin, a profile picture: should not exceed 100 x 60 pixels for a standard logo OR 50 x 50 pixels for a square logo. Your dimensions are essential to having your profile picture display correctly. For a banner image and/or cover photo, choose a photo that is 646 x 220 pixels.

For Pinterest, profile pictures should be cropped at 600 x 600 pixels. Banner images and cover photos are not applicable to Pinterest. When selecting a thumbnail for your Pinterest board, choose a picture with dimensions of 222 x 150 pixels.

For Twitter, your profile picture should be an even 400 x 400 pixels, and your banner image/cover photo should be 1500 x 500 pixels.

For YouTube, your profile picture is automatically pulled from Google +. Your banner image/cover photo should be cropped at 2560 x 1224 pixels.