The shapes and pixel sizes that display without awkward cropping, and how to make them free.
Every network rescales what you upload. Instagram shows feed photos at up to 1080 pixels wide, so a 4000-pixel original is shrunk anyway. What it will not do is keep a shape it does not support: a photo taller than its limit gets cropped, and one wider than its limit gets cropped too. That is why the ratio (1:1, 4:5, 9:16) is the number to get right first, and the pixel size second.
Uploading at roughly the recommended size still helps. Much larger files are recompressed harder by the platform, and much smaller ones look soft when people tap to enlarge.
These are the commonly recommended sizes as of October 2026. Platforms change their layouts, so check the network's own help page when a campaign depends on it.
| Where | Size (px) | Shape |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram feed, portrait | 1080 × 1350 (or 1080 × 1440) | 4:5 (or 3:4) |
| Instagram feed, square | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 |
| Instagram feed, landscape | 1080 × 566 | 1.91:1 |
| Instagram / Facebook Stories, Reels cover, TikTok | 1080 × 1920 | 9:16 |
| Facebook feed photo | 1080 × 1350 | 4:5 |
| Facebook / LinkedIn link preview (website share image) | 1200 × 630 or 1200 × 627 | 1.91:1 |
| LinkedIn feed photo | 1080 × 1350 or 1200 × 1200 | 4:5 or 1:1 |
| X (Twitter) post | 1600 × 900 or 1080 × 1350 | 16:9 or 4:5 |
| Pinterest standard pin | 1000 × 1500 | 2:3 |
| YouTube thumbnail | 1280 × 720 | 16:9 |
If one image has to work everywhere, use 4:5 at 1080 × 1350. It is the tallest shape LinkedIn shows without cropping, and it sits inside what Instagram, Facebook and X display in full. Use the taller 3:4 (1080 × 1440) only for Instagram-only posts: the app accepts it, but some scheduling tools still stop at 4:5.
One more Instagram detail: the profile grid now shows tall 3:4 thumbnails, so even a square or landscape post is cropped on your grid. Keep faces and text near the middle and the grid preview stays clean.
There are two honest ways to turn a photo into a new shape, and they suit different pictures.
Neither tool can move the crop to one side. If your subject is off-center, crop by hand first with Crop Image, then resize.
yourfile_resized.jpg.The same steps make every other size in the table: 9:16 with width 1080 for Stories, 1.91:1 with width 1200 for a link preview, 2:3 with width 1000 for Pinterest, 16:9 with width 1280 for a YouTube thumbnail.
Both resizers run on our server, not in your browser, so your image is uploaded over HTTPS, processed in memory for that one request, and sent straight back. We do not keep the upload or the result, and there is no signup. The new file does not carry over your camera's EXIF data (including GPS location), which is useful before posting a photo publicly.
What is the best Instagram post size in 2026? 1080 × 1350 pixels (4:5) is the safest choice. Instagram also accepts 1080 × 1440 (3:4) in the app.
What size works on every platform? 1080 × 1350 (4:5) for feed posts and 1080 × 1920 (9:16) for full-screen Stories and Reels. Pinterest prefers 1000 × 1500.
Will resizing lower the quality? Shrinking a large photo to 1080 pixels wide looks the same on a phone screen. Quality drops only when you enlarge a small image or save it many times over.
Why does my photo still look cropped after upload? Usually because its shape is outside what that spot allows, or because you are looking at the profile grid, which crops to 3:4. Check the shape in the table above.