Recommended Image Sizes for Profile and Cover/Header/Background Photos

Profile photos represent you and your personal brand on social media. Cover photos (Facebook), background photos (LinkedIn), and header photos (Twitter) are large scale photos that are displayed at the top of your social media profile. This type of photo, like your profile photo, gives your clients and prospects insight into who you are. 

Below are the recommended sizes for your profile photo and your cover/ background/header photo on the various social media networks. All sizes are in pixels.

Facebook

  • Profile photo: 761 x 761
  • Cover photo: 851 x 315

LinkedIn

  • Profile photo: 400 x 400
  • Background photo: 1584 x 396

Instagram

  • Profile photo: 320 x 320
  • Background photo: NA

Twitter

  • Profile photo: 400 x 400
  • Header photo: 1500 x 1500
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