Facebook Image Sizes 2026: The Complete Guide
Facebook's image dimensions have stayed relatively stable in recent years, but the platform renders images differently on desktop and mobile — which means a cover photo that looks perfect on a laptop can have its key content cropped on a phone. In 2026, Facebook feed posts perform best at 1200×630px for landscape and 1080×1080px for square. Stories follow the same 9:16 vertical as Instagram at 1080×1920px. This guide covers every Facebook image format with the exact dimensions, safe zones, and file size limits you need to make your photos and graphics look sharp across all devices.
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Facebook's image dimensions have stayed relatively stable in recent years, but the platform renders images differently on desktop and mobile — which means a cover photo that looks perfect on a laptop can have its key content cropped on a phone. In 2026, Facebook feed posts perform best at 1200×630px for landscape and 1080×1080px for square.
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Feed post — landscape
1200 × 630px at 1.91:1 ratio. The standard Facebook feed image. Facebook will crop anything outside this ratio in the feed preview. Keep text and subjects within the central 80% of the frame.
Feed post — square
1080 × 1080px at 1:1 ratio. Performs well in the mobile feed since it takes up more vertical space than landscape. A safe choice when you are unsure how the image will be displayed.
Facebook Story
1080 × 1920px at 9:16 ratio. Full-screen vertical format. Safe zone: keep important content within the central 1080 × 1420px — the top 250px shows the profile info bar and the bottom 250px shows the reply field.
Cover photo (personal profile)
820 × 312px on desktop, 640 × 360px on mobile. Design for both by keeping all key content within the central 640 × 312px area. Facebook displays the full 820×312 on desktop but crops the sides on mobile.
Cover photo (Facebook Page)
820 × 312px on desktop, 640 × 360px on mobile — same as personal profile. Upload at 820×312px minimum; Facebook accepts up to 851×315px. File size must be under 100 KB for fastest load time.
Profile photo
Displayed at 170 × 170px on desktop and 128 × 128px on mobile. Upload at 320 × 320px minimum. Facebook crops to a circle on profiles, so keep faces and logos centred with no important elements at the edges.
Event cover photo
1920 × 1005px. Facebook displays this at different sizes depending on the device, so keep all text within the central 1500 × 800px safe area.
Shared link preview image
1200 × 628px. When you share a URL, Facebook pulls the og:image meta tag. Use this size in your page's Open Graph tags for a clean, unscaled preview in the feed.
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Format & File Size Comparison
Same 1080×1080px photo processed four ways
| Format | Quality | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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