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title: "LinkedIn banner size 2026: profile, company page and post images | Bannx"
description: "LinkedIn banner size for 2026: 1584 × 396 for profiles, 1512 × 256 for company pages, plus post image sizes, safe zones and file limits."
source: https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size
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Short answer: **make a LinkedIn profile banner 1584 × 396 pixels** (4:1), as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB. A **company page cover is 1512 × 256** (about 5.9:1), PNG or JPEG up to 3 MB. Keep text away from the lower left of the profile banner, where your profile photo sits.

Below: the safe zones on desktop and phone, the company page cover, post and article sizes, file limits, and how to get every size, or a banner per person on your team, from one design.

## [LinkedIn image sizes at a glance](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#linkedin-image-sizes-at-a-glance)

| Format | Size (px) | Ratio | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profile banner (cover image) | 1584 × 396 | 4:1 | JPG or PNG, under 8 MB |
| Company page cover | 1512 × 256 | ~5.9:1 | Also the minimum. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB |
| Post image, square | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 | LinkedIn recommends 1080 px wide |
| Post image, portrait | 1080 × 1350 | 4:5 | The tallest ratio LinkedIn keeps |
| Post image, landscape | 1200 × 627 | 1.91:1 | Also the link preview size |
| Article or newsletter cover | 1920 × 1080 | 16:9 | Cropped to 16:9. JPEG, PNG or WEBP |
| Newsletter logo | 300 × 300 | 1:1 | Recommended size |
| Event cover | 1280 × 720 | 16:9 | At least 480 px wide; 480 × 270 also works |
| Profile photo | 400 × 400 or larger | 1:1 | Up to 7680 × 4320, 8 MB. Shown as a circle |
| Company logo | 400 × 400 | 1:1 | At least 268 × 268. PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB |

Sizes follow LinkedIn's Help Center as of November 2026. Where older guides give different numbers, the sections below say so.

## [Profile banner: 1584 × 396](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#profile-banner-1584-396)

LinkedIn now calls the profile banner the **cover image** (older pages say "background photo"). Its Help Center page gives three specifications: a JPG or PNG file, smaller than 8 MB, and 1584 × 396 pixels recommended, exactly 4:1.

Many guides still list GIF as a banner format. LinkedIn's troubleshooting page for profile uploads says PNG or JPG only: GIFs are not supported. Export at exactly 1584 × 396 so LinkedIn has nothing to stretch. If the banner still looks soft, LinkedIn suggests a photo over a logo-heavy graphic, and a less compressed file.

## [Safe zones: where the profile photo covers the banner](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#safe-zones-where-the-profile-photo-covers-the-banner)

The profile photo is an opaque circle drawn on top of the banner, and it moves between layouts:

- **On desktop** it sits in the **lower left**, overlapping roughly the bottom half of the banner's height near the left edge.
- **In the mobile app** the banner is shown in a narrower, taller frame, so the left and right edges are cut off, and the photo lands further in: in the **center-left** of what is left.

LinkedIn publishes no safe zone; its help page only warns that the banner may look different by browser window size and screen resolution. Third-party estimates disagree widely, from "the middle 60%" to "the right two-thirds".

Measured on current layouts, the desktop photo covers roughly 50 to 365 px from the left, from 175 px down to the bottom edge. The app hides about 230 px on each side, and its photo covers roughly 275 to 550 px from the left in the lower half. These are approximations, not a spec.

Our rule for a 1584 × 396 banner:

- Keep **text, logos and faces between about 560 px and 1340 px from the left edge**. That clears both photo positions and the app's side crop.
- Keep them **at least 40 px from the top and bottom**. That leaves a safe box of about 780 × 316 px, right of center.
- Let the left third be **background only**: a color or texture that looks fine whether or not the circle covers it.

Then check it on a laptop and a phone.

## [Company page cover: 1512 × 256](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#company-page-cover-1512-256)

LinkedIn's Help Center page on image specifications for Pages lists the cover at **1512 × 256 pixels as both the minimum and the recommended size**, PNG or JPEG up to 3 MB. 1512 divided by 256 is about 5.9, a much thinner strip than a profile banner. Don't reuse the profile file: a 4:1 image in a 5.9:1 frame loses about a third of its height.

### [1128 × 191 or 1512 × 256? Older numbers](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#_1128-191-or-1512-256-older-numbers)

Most size guides, and LinkedIn's own Pages course from 2023, still say **1128 × 191**, and some quote 4200 × 700. The current help page says 1512 × 256. 1128 × 191 is the same shape, but smaller in both directions than the new minimum, so re-export old covers at 1512 × 256.

LinkedIn's own tips for the cover: it may be trimmed horizontally or vertically to fit the screen, so keep key details away from the edges, **especially the lower-right corner**, and put the message in the center. Use limited text, and prefer a high-resolution JPEG to a PNG.

The same page lists the **logo at 400 × 400** (268 × 268 minimum). A transparent logo is shown on white, so check that yours reads on white. Pages with Career Pages also get Life tab images: a 1128 × 376 main image, 502 × 282 custom modules and 900 × 600 company photos.

## [LinkedIn post, article and event images](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#linkedin-post-article-and-event-images)

**Post photos.** LinkedIn's Help Center page on sharing photos sets the rules: up to 5 MB per upload, at least 552 × 276 pixels, 1080 pixels wide recommended, and an aspect ratio from **3:1 to 4:5**. Anything outside that range is centerd and cropped. So 1080 × 1080 is the square, 1080 × 1350 the tallest portrait and 1080 × 360 the widest landscape. A post holds up to 20 images, and the first one decides the layout.

**Link previews.** For a shared URL, LinkedIn builds the image from the page's Open Graph tags and asks for at least **1200 × 627** at 1.91:1, up to 5 MB. See the [OG image size guide](https://bannx.com/blog/og-image-size-the-complete-guide) for the tags.

**Articles and newsletters.** The optimal article cover is **1920 × 1080**, cropped to 16:9. Newsletters use the same cover per edition, plus a 300 × 300 logo.

**Events.** LinkedIn's event help accepts **1280 × 720 or 480 × 270**: at least 480 pixels wide and always 16:9. Older guides say 1776 × 444, a 4:1 shape that now gets cropped hard at the sides.

## [File types and limits](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#file-types-and-limits)

- **Profile banner and profile photo:** PNG or JPG, up to 8 MB. No GIFs. The profile photo can be anywhere from 400 × 400 to 7680 × 4320.
- **Company page images (cover, logo, Life tab):** PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB each.
- **Post photos:** up to 5 MB each. The sharing page lists no file types; JPG and PNG are safe.
- **Article and newsletter covers:** JPEG, PNG or WEBP. No GIFs.

Use PNG for flat graphics with text and JPEG for photos. For a Page cover, LinkedIn itself prefers a high-resolution JPEG.

## [Designing one LinkedIn banner for every size](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#designing-one-linkedin-banner-for-every-size)

A launch rarely needs one image. It needs a profile banner, a Page cover, a 1200 × 627 announcement post and maybe an X header to match. Rebuilding one design four times by hand is how a headline ends up under a profile photo.

In bannx you design once and render any size from the same template. The size picker has **LinkedIn cover** (1584 × 396), **LinkedIn post** (1200 × 627), **X / Twitter header** (1500 × 500) and **Facebook cover** presets, and a render can ask for another size without changing the template, including a custom `1512x256` for the company page. How the design adapts depends on how it was built:

- **Reflow** (the default) lets layers pinned with constraints keep their margins to the new edges and lets auto-layout frames rewrap, so a headline pinned to the right stays clear of the profile photo at each size.
- **Scale** shrinks the whole design to fit, letterboxed on the background, for designs built at fixed pixel positions.

Start a blank design at the **LinkedIn cover** size, or open a social template and switch its size. Keep your logo, colors and fonts in the [brand library](https://bannx.com/products/brand-library), and save a dark version as a [variation of the same template](https://bannx.com/products/variant-mod-library) instead of a copy.

Some starting points, all free to open:

- [Job opening, bold square](https://bannx.com/templates/job-opening-bold-square): a hiring post
- [Event speaker quote highlight](https://bannx.com/templates/event-speaker-quote-highlight): a speaker card for event promotion

More in [social media templates](https://bannx.com/templates/category/social-media).

## [Making LinkedIn banners in bulk from a spreadsheet](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#making-linkedin-banners-in-bulk-from-a-spreadsheet)

A sales team, a hiring drive or a conference needs the same banner with different words: one per rep, per role, per speaker. That is a spreadsheet, not a folder of design files. Give the template named slots and make the sheet's header row use the same names. Each row becomes one image:

```csv
id,name,role,territory,_size
ana-lopez,Ana López,Account Executive,West Coast,linkedin-cover
ben-okafor,Ben Okafor,Solutions Engineer,EMEA,linkedin-cover
ana-lopez-post,Ana López,Account Executive,West Coast,linkedin-post
```

The `id` column names each file, and the optional `_size` column renders that row at another preset, so one run can produce a banner for each rep and a matching post. Upload the CSV in the template's **Bulk** tab and you get back a ZIP with one file per row. Or send the rows to the bulk REST API, up to 500 per request, whenever someone joins the team.

The [spreadsheet guide](https://bannx.com/blog/generate-images-from-spreadsheet) walks through the column rules and the API call. An image costs 1 credit, and every account gets 25 free renders a month. Bulk runs (the Bulk tab and the bulk API) are on paid plans.

## [Start from a template](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#start-from-a-template)

Templates are free to open and edit, with no account and no watermark, and download as PNG or PDF. Pick one from the [social media templates](https://bannx.com/templates/category/social-media), set a size from the table above, and change the text. Posting on Instagram too? See the [Instagram post size guide](https://bannx.com/blog/instagram-post-size).

## [FAQ](https://bannx.com/blog/linkedin-banner-size#faq)

**What is the LinkedIn banner size in 2026?** 1584 × 396 pixels (4:1) for a personal profile, as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB. A company page cover is 1512 × 256 pixels, as a PNG or JPEG up to 3 MB.

**What is the LinkedIn company page banner size?** 1512 × 256 pixels, both the minimum and the recommended size in LinkedIn's Help Center. Many guides still say 1128 × 191: the same shape, but below the current minimum.

**Why does my profile photo cover my LinkedIn banner?** The photo is drawn on top of it: lower left on desktop, center-left in the mobile app, which also trims the sides. Keep text and logos between about 560 and 1340 pixels from the left edge.

**Can I use a GIF as my LinkedIn banner?** No. LinkedIn's profile upload help says PNG or JPG only, and that GIFs are not supported.

**What size should a LinkedIn post image be?** 1080 pixels wide, between 3:1 and 4:5: 1080 × 1080 square, 1080 × 1350 portrait, or 1200 × 627 landscape, up to 5 MB each.