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Best Image Size for LinkedIn Posts in 2025–2026

LinkedIn's recommended image sizes have stayed consistent, but display sizes differ across desktop, mobile, and the app. Getting the right dimensions ensures your images display crisply without black bars or cropping. This guide covers every LinkedIn image type with exact specifications.

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By ImgToolkit Team · Updated May 2026 · 2 min read · Processed in your browser
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LinkedIn's recommended image sizes have stayed consistent, but display sizes differ across desktop, mobile, and the app. Getting the right dimensions ensures your images display crisply without black bars or cropping.

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Step-by-Step Guide

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Feed post images — 1200×627px (1.91:1)

LinkedIn displays feed post images at approximately 552px wide on desktop. Upload at 1200×627 for retina quality. LinkedIn accepts square images too — 1200×1200 displays as a square in the feed.

2

Company page cover image — 1128×191px

Company pages use a narrower, shorter banner than personal profiles. Upload at 1128×191px. Unlike the personal profile banner (1584×396), this one has no profile photo overlap area.

3

Personal profile banner — 1584×396px

The personal profile banner displays at 1584×396px. Keep content away from the bottom-left where the profile photo overlaps. See the LinkedIn Banner guide for safe zone details.

4

Profile photo — 400×400px

LinkedIn profile photos display as circles at roughly 200px diameter in the feed. Upload at 400×400px minimum for retina quality. Use PNG for best edge quality when the circular crop is applied.

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LinkedIn article header — 1200×627px

Article (newsletter) header images use the same 1.91:1 ratio as feed images. Upload at 1200×627px. Text overlaid on the image should be in the safe central area — LinkedIn may add the article title on top.

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Format & File Size Comparison

Same 1080×1080px photo processed four ways

FormatQualityFile SizeNotes
PNG (original) Perfect 4.2 MB No compression — too large for web
Compressed PNG Visually identical 1.1 MB −74% — transparency preserved
JPG (85% quality) Excellent 310 KB −93% · Best for photos
WebP (85%)BEST Excellent 205 KB −95% · Recommended for web

Based on a 1080×1080px photo. Results vary by image content and complexity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What image size gets the most engagement on LinkedIn?

Horizontal images at 1200×627px (1.91:1 ratio) and square images at 1200×1200px both perform well. LinkedIn's own data suggests native document posts (PDFs displayed as carousels) outperform standard image posts for reach. Among standard image posts, images with faces, data visualisations, and text-overlay infographics tend to get higher engagement.

Can I post landscape images on LinkedIn?

Yes — LinkedIn accepts landscape (1.91:1), square (1:1), and portrait (roughly 4:5) images in the feed. Landscape at 1200×627 is the most common. Very tall images get cropped in the feed preview but can be expanded by clicking.

What file format should I use for LinkedIn images?

JPG for photos and real-world images. PNG for graphics, infographics, and images with text. LinkedIn accepts JPG, PNG, and GIF. WebP is not currently accepted for direct LinkedIn image uploads — upload JPG or PNG. Maximum file size is 5MB for feed images.

Does LinkedIn compress images after uploading?

Yes — LinkedIn recompresses uploaded images. To minimise quality loss from this recompression: upload at the recommended dimensions (1200×627), use JPG at 90% quality for photos, use PNG for graphics. Uploading at larger dimensions (e.g. 2400×1254) causes LinkedIn to scale down, which adds its recompression on top of any initial quality reduction.

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