Social Media Size Cheat Sheet (2024)
Stop guessing dimensions. Here are the standard sizes for the most popular platforms. Use these values in our tool to get the perfect fit.
Post: 1080 x 1080
Story: 1080 x 1920
YouTube
Thumbnail: 1280 x 720
Channel Art: 2560 x 1440
Twitter / X
Header: 1500 x 500
Post: 1200 x 675
Cover: 820 x 312
Profile: 170 x 170
Why Resize Instead of Crop?
Resizing changes the actual dimensions of the entire image, shrinking or stretching it to fit a new size. This preserves the entire content of the photo.
Cropping cuts out a part of the image. You should Resize when you want to keep the whole picture but make the file smaller or fit a specific width. You should Crop when you want to remove unwanted background elements.
Technical Tip: Understanding Aspect Ratio
When resizing, it is crucial to maintain the Aspect Ratio (the relationship between width and height) to avoid stretching or squishing your image.
For example, if your original photo is 1000x500 (2:1 ratio) and you change the width to 500, you must change the height to 250 to keep it looking normal. If you change height to 500, your image will look squashed horizontally.