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As a social media manager or marketer, you should understand that featuring visual content like infographics, images, etc. are important in order for you to capture the interest of modern users who spend their time scrolling on the many platforms that exist. Hence, it is important for one to know how to edit images to impress smart device users. Be it Facebook or Twitter or LinkedIn, all images that are to be uploaded as posts, profile pictures, and cover pictures need to be properly optimized to fit their various purposes. In this article, we cover all the ratios and sizes that are suitable for the platforms’ visual content.
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Facebook Image Size Guide
Cover Photo
(Desktop) 820×314 (Mobile) 640×360 Group Cover Photo: 1640×859 Event Cover Photo: 1200×675 Profile Picture: 340×340Shared Links Featured Image
(Desktop) 1200×628 (Mobile) 1200×900Video
600×315 Maximum file size 1.75GB or 45 minutes.-
Instagram Image Size Guide
Photo Post
Landscape: 1080×608 (1.91:1) or Square: 1080×1080 (1:1) or Portrait: 1080×1350 (4:5)Video Post
1080×608 (1.91:1) or 1080×1350 (4:5)IGTV
1080×1350 (4:5) 1080×1920 (9:16)IGTV Cover Photo
420×654 (1:1.55)Story Video
1080×1920 (9:16)-
Twitter Image Size Guide
Twitter Photo
(Minimum) 440×220 (Maximum) 1024×512Shared Link Image
800×418 (1.91.1)Sign up to the Connect Nigeria daily newsletter
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Pinterest Image Size Guide
Profile Picture
165×165 (1:1)Pin
Standard: 600×900 (1:1.5) or Tall: 600×1260 (1:2.1) or Square: 600×600 (1:1)Board Cover
Large Thumbnail: 222×150 (37:25) or Small Thumbnail: 55×55 (1:1)-
LinkedIn Image Size Guide
Posts
Mobile: 1200×628 (300:167) Desktop: 1200×1200 (1:1) Company Cover: 1536×768 (2:1) Company Logo: 300×300 (1:1)-
YouTube Image Size Guide
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