I look up LinkedIn image sizes more often than I want to admit. Not because they are hard, but because they change, and because most of what ranks for it is the same stale spec sheet buried under banner ads and an email signup box. Half the time the number is from 2021. So I built the version I actually wanted: every current LinkedIn dimension in one place, click any number to copy it, and grab a ready-sized template if you just want to start from the right rectangle. It's the LinkedIn slice of the full social media image size guide, which does the same thing for every other platform.
The thing nobody tells you about LinkedIn is that the upload size and the size people actually see are often two different numbers. Your profile banner gets covered by your own headshot. Your company cover gets squished into a thin strip. If you design to the full canvas and forget the crop, your logo ends up behind your face. So this isn't only a list of pixels. It's the pixels plus where LinkedIn quietly chops them.
Here is the whole set. Pick a surface, copy the size, or pull the template.
LinkedIn banner size (1584 x 396) and your profile photo
The profile photo is 400 x 400 and LinkedIn masks it to a circle, so anything in the corners is gone. Keep your face centered and give it a little breathing room. You can upload bigger and it scales down fine, but 400 square is the floor that still looks sharp on a retina screen.
The profile banner is 1584 x 396, a 4:1 strip behind your headshot. This is the one people get wrong constantly. On desktop your profile photo and name sit over the lower-left corner of the banner. On mobile the bottom third gets covered and the edges crop in. So if you put your logo or your tagline in the bottom-left, it's hidden behind your own face. Keep the important stuff up and to the right, and treat the bottom-left as dead space.
The company page, where the crop gets weird
Company logo is 400 x 400, same as a personal photo, except it shows up small and often on a light card. Use a tight, centered mark with padding so it doesn't get lost.
The company page cover is the one that trips people up. You upload at 4200 x 700, but LinkedIn displays it as a thin horizontal band, somewhere around 1128 x 191 depending on the device. So you are designing a big 6:1 canvas knowing that only the center strip survives. Center everything vertically, keep it simple, and do not put text near the top or bottom edge. It will get clipped.
The Life tab has its own set if you run a fuller company page: the main image is 1128 x 376, custom modules are 502 x 282, and culture photos are 900 x 600. Most pages never touch these, but they're here when you need them.
Feed posts: square wins on mobile
Most of LinkedIn happens in the feed, on a phone, in a thumb-scroll. So vertical real estate matters.
A square 1200 x 1200 is the safest all-rounder. It fills the mobile feed width and never gets awkwardly letterboxed. A portrait 1080 x 1350 (4:5) takes up even more vertical space, which is the whole point on mobile, you occupy more screen as someone scrolls past. A landscape 1200 x 628 still works, it's just smaller in the feed, so I reach for it less than I used to.
When you share a link, LinkedIn pulls a preview image at 1200 x 627 from the page's og:image tag. If you control the page, set that tag and you control the thumbnail. If you don't, LinkedIn grabs whatever it finds, which is usually the wrong thing. That one is less about uploading an image and more about not letting LinkedIn pick for you.
Documents and carousels are 1080 x 1080 per page. You upload a PDF and each page becomes one square slide that people swipe through. Build the PDF at 1080 square per page and it stays crisp.
Ads, if you're running them
The ad sizes overlap the organic ones but have stricter file limits. Single image ads come in landscape 1200 x 628, square 1200 x 1200, and a mobile-only vertical 720 x 900, all capped at 5 MB. Carousel ad cards are 1080 x 1080 and the cap jumps to 10 MB per card. Square is usually my default for sponsored content because it holds the most attention on mobile without going full vertical.
File sizes and formats, quick version
Keep feed images under 5 MB and they'll load clean. Carousel ad cards can go to 10 MB. Documents can be up to 100 MB and 300 pages, which is way more than you'll ever need. JPG and PNG cover almost everything; use PNG when you've got text or sharp edges in the image, JPG when it's a photo and you want a smaller file. GIF works for the profile and banner if you want motion, but I'd think hard before putting an animated banner on a professional profile. That's a choice.
“The upload size and the size people see are usually two different numbers. Design for the crop, not the canvas.
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Just grab the template
If you don't want to think about any of this, hit the template pack button up in the tool. You get a PNG for every LinkedIn surface at the exact upload size, named so you know what each one is, with the safe area and crop marks drawn right on the canvas. Drop one into Figma or Photoshop as a reference layer and design on top of it. The whole pack zips up in one click.
It's the same idea I use for the print dimensions tool, just pointed at screens instead of paper. If you make assets for both, the print one handles DPI and bleed the same way this handles crops and safe zones.
If you're posting the same campaign across networks, I built matching pages for the other two I touch most: Facebook image sizes and Twitter/X image sizes. Same copy-paste numbers, same template packs, just sized for where each one crops.
FAQ
What size is a LinkedIn banner in 2026?
The personal profile banner is 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 ratio, up to 8 MB. Remember that your profile photo and name cover the lower-left on desktop and most of the bottom edge on mobile, so keep the important art in the upper-right two-thirds.
What is the best LinkedIn post image size?
For the feed, a 1200 x 1200 square or a 1080 x 1350 portrait. Both fill the mobile feed and take up more vertical space than a landscape image, which is what you want when most people are scrolling on a phone.
Why does my LinkedIn company cover look cut off?
Because you upload it at 4200 x 700 but LinkedIn only shows a thin center strip, roughly 1128 x 191, that changes with screen size. Anything near the top or bottom edge gets clipped. Center everything vertically and keep the design simple.
What size should a LinkedIn profile picture be?
400 x 400 pixels, square. LinkedIn masks it to a circle, so center your face and leave room around it. You can upload larger and it will scale down, but 400 square is the minimum that still looks sharp.
Does LinkedIn still have Stories?
No. LinkedIn discontinued Stories in 2021. If a size guide still lists a LinkedIn Story at 1080 x 1920, it's out of date. Vertical content now lives in the regular feed as video.
What's the max file size for a LinkedIn image?
Keep feed images under 5 MB for clean loading. Carousel ad cards can go up to 10 MB. Uploaded documents (PDF carousels) can be up to 100 MB and 300 pages.
The full set, including the safe zones and the downloadable templates, is in the tool at the top. Copy what you need, or take the whole pack.