# LinkedIn Post Image Size Canonical page: https://depost.ai/tools/linkedin-post-image-size A LinkedIn post image is 1200 × 627 pixels for landscape, 1200 × 1200 for square, and 4:5 for portrait, at 720 × 900 or larger. Every size below comes from LinkedIn's own pages, last checked on 5 October 2026. Drop in an image to check it. Free to use, with no account needed. ## How to use it 1. Read the size you need from the table: post, profile, or company page. 2. To check an image you already have, drop it into the checker. It shows the size, the shape, and the closest LinkedIn size. 3. If the image is the wrong size, click **Resize it** to open it in the image resizer. ## LinkedIn image sizes Read on LinkedIn's own pages on 5 October 2026. - Post image, landscape: 1200 × 627 px, 1.91:1. JPG or PNG, up to 3 MB. The size LinkedIn gives for a custom image on a post with a link. Also the size of a link preview image. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). - Post image, square: 1200 × 1200 px, 1:1. JPG or PNG, up to 5 MB. LinkedIn’s recommended square size for a single image ad. It takes more room in the feed than a landscape image. Source: [LinkedIn Help: single image ads specifications](https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a426534). - Post image, portrait: 1080 × 1350 px, 4:5. JPG or PNG, up to 5 MB. LinkedIn recommends at least 720 × 900 for a 4:5 image and accepts up to 2430 × 4320. This is the same shape at 1080 wide. Source: [LinkedIn Help: single image ads specifications](https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a426534). - Carousel slide, portrait: 1080 × 1350 px, 4:5. JPG or PNG, then combined into a PDF. A carousel is a PDF, and LinkedIn publishes no pixel size for its pages. 4:5 is a common choice because it fills more of a phone screen. LinkedIn publishes no official size for this. - Carousel slide, square: 1080 × 1080 px, 1:1. JPG or PNG, then combined into a PDF. A carousel is a PDF, and LinkedIn publishes no pixel size for its pages. Square is the other common choice. LinkedIn publishes no official size for this. - Profile banner: 1584 × 396 px, 4:1. JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB. The background photo behind your profile photo. Your photo covers part of the lower left. Source: [LinkedIn Help: profile photo and background photo requirements](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a549049). - Profile photo: 400 × 400 px, 1:1. JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB. LinkedIn accepts anything from 400 × 400 up to 7680 × 4320 and shows it in a circle. Source: [LinkedIn Help: profile photo and background photo requirements](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a549049). - Company page cover: 1512 × 256 px, about 6:1. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB. The wide image at the top of a company page. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). - Company page logo: 400 × 400 px, 1:1. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB. Recommended size. The minimum is 268 × 268. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). - Life tab main image: 1128 × 376 px, 3:1. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB. The main image on the Life tab of a Career Page. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). - Life tab custom module: 502 × 282 px, about 16:9. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB. The image in a custom module on the Life tab. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). - Life tab company photo: 900 × 600 px, 3:2. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB. Recommended size. The minimum is 264 × 176. Source: [LinkedIn Help: image specifications for Pages and Career Pages](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a563309). ## Questions people ask ### What is the best LinkedIn post image size in 2026? For a post with a link, LinkedIn Help gives 1200 × 627 pixels, a 1.91:1 shape. For an image on its own, LinkedIn’s ad specifications recommend 1200 × 1200 for a square and 720 × 900 or larger for a 4:5 portrait. A square or portrait image takes up more of the feed on a phone than a landscape one. ### What is the LinkedIn post image size in pixels? Landscape: 1200 × 627. Square: 1200 × 1200. Portrait, 4:5: at least 720 × 900, for example 1080 × 1350. These come from LinkedIn Help’s image specifications and its single image ad specifications. ### What aspect ratio does LinkedIn use for images? LinkedIn names three: 1.91:1 for landscape, 1:1 for square, and 4:5 for portrait. For a custom image on a link post it recommends 1.91:1, and says images of other ratios appear in full with subtle white padding. ### What is the maximum file size for a LinkedIn image? It depends on where the image goes. LinkedIn Help gives 3 MB for Page images such as the logo and cover, 8 MB for a profile photo or banner, and 5 MB for a single image ad. JPG and PNG are accepted for all of them. ### What size is a LinkedIn carousel? A carousel is a PDF document, and LinkedIn does not publish a pixel size for its pages. Two shapes are common: square, such as 1080 × 1080, and 4:5 portrait, such as 1080 × 1350. Keep every page the same size. ### Does LinkedIn crop post images? For a custom image on a link post, LinkedIn Help says images on mobile are not cropped, and that images in other ratios appear in full with subtle white padding. An image 200 pixels wide or narrower is shown as a small thumbnail beside the post. ### What size is the LinkedIn banner? The profile banner is 1584 × 396 pixels, a 4:1 shape, JPG or PNG up to 8 MB. A company page cover is 1512 × 256 pixels. The banner size guide shows which part your profile photo covers. ## More free tools - [Every free tool for LinkedIn and X](https://depost.ai/tools) --- Cite as Depost AI (https://depost.ai/tools/linkedin-post-image-size). Index of every page: https://depost.ai/llms.txt. Full reference: https://depost.ai/llms-full.txt.