# How Many Photos Can You Post on LinkedIn in 2026

> LinkedIn allows up to 20 photos per post, 5 MB each, from 3:1 to 4:5 in ratio. See how the grid lays them out and when a PDF carousel works better.

Source: https://linkedinlikes.com/blog/how-many-photos-can-you-post-on-linkedin · Updated: 2026-11-12

## Key takeaways

- LinkedIn Help sets the cap at 20 photos in one multi-photo post, for profiles and Pages alike.
- Each photo must be 5 MB or smaller, at least 552 x 276 pixels, and between 3:1 and 4:5 in aspect ratio.
- The tallest shape LinkedIn shows is 4:5, such as 1080 x 1350 pixels; taller images are centered and cropped.
- In posts with three or more photos, the shape of the first photo sets the grid layout.
- A document post holds up to 300 pages and 100 MB, so long step-by-step content fits better as a PDF carousel.

You can post up to **20 photos** in a single LinkedIn post. LinkedIn's help page on [sharing photos](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a527229) sets that cap for multi-photo posts, and each photo has to be 5 MB or smaller, at least 552 x 276 pixels, and between 3:1 and 4:5 in aspect ratio.

The limit is the same for personal profiles and LinkedIn Pages, since LinkedIn lets you share photos from the share box on your home feed, in a Group or on a Page. If you remember a limit of nine, that was the old cap, and a few LinkedIn Help pages about [tagging people in photos](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a522896) still repeat it. The main photo-sharing page says 20.

## How many photos can you add to a LinkedIn post at once?

Twenty, picked in one go or added in batches before you publish. Here is the desktop flow from LinkedIn Help:

1. Click the **Photo** icon in the share box at the top of your home feed. You can also drag files into the box or paste them.
2. Click **Upload from computer** and select up to 20 images.
3. In the editor, use **Edit** to crop, straighten or apply a filter, **Tag** to tag people or organizations, **ALT** to add alternative text for screen readers, and **Add** to bring in more photos. **Duplicate** and **Delete** sit in the same bar.
4. Click **Next**, choose who can see and comment on the post, write your text and click **Post**.

In the app the flow is the same: press **Post**, choose the photo icon, select your images in the order you want them to appear, press **Next**, write the caption and publish.

Two rules catch people out. A post can carry photos or a link preview, never both: LinkedIn Help says you can share either a URL link or an image in a post, but not both at the same time. And photos cannot be edited or resized once the post is live, so check every crop before you click Post.

## What are LinkedIn's photo requirements?

Every photo in the post has to pass these checks. The first rows come from the photo-sharing page; file types and resolution come from LinkedIn's list of [supported media file types](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a564109).

| Rule | Limit |
| --- | --- |
| Photos per post | Up to 20 |
| File size | 5 MB per photo |
| Smallest size | 552 x 276 pixels; LinkedIn recommends 1080 pixels wide |
| Aspect ratio | From 3:1 (wide) to 4:5 (tall); outside that range the photo is centered and cropped |
| Largest resolution | 36 megapixels |
| File types | JPEG, PNG, GIF and WEBP on desktop, iOS and Android; HEIF/HEIC from the iOS app only |
| Editing after posting | Not possible: photos cannot be cropped, resized or swapped once published |
| Photos plus a link preview | Not allowed in the same post |

JPEG suits photographs, and PNG keeps text in screenshots and slides sharp. If an iPhone photo fails to upload on a computer, it is probably a HEIC file: export it as JPEG first. To get an image under 5 MB or into a supported ratio, run it through our free [LinkedIn image resizer](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin-image-resizer).

## What is the tallest image you can put on LinkedIn?

The tallest shape LinkedIn displays is **4:5**, which works out to 1080 x 1350 pixels at the recommended width. Anything taller, such as a 9:16 phone screenshot or a Story-sized graphic, is centered and cropped to 4:5, so text near the top and bottom edges gets cut.

The widest shape is 3:1, such as 1800 x 600 pixels. Wide images take up little height on a phone screen, so many creators design feed images as 1:1 squares or 4:5 portraits. Our guide to [image sizes for LinkedIn posts](https://linkedinlikes.com/blog/image-sizes-for-linkedin-posts) lists the pixel sizes for every placement, and the [image size checker](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin-image-size-checker) tells you whether a file will be cropped before you upload it.

## How does LinkedIn lay out multiple images in a post?

The grid follows rules LinkedIn publishes for multi-photo posts. Each image renders at most at a 4:5 ratio (LinkedIn's example is 640 x 800 pixels), and the first image gets the most space.

- **Two photos** sit side by side and keep their own aspect ratios.
- **Three or more photos with a wide first photo** (wider than 4:3): the first one runs across the top, and the others line up in a row underneath.
- **Three or more photos with a square or portrait first photo**: the first one fills the left column, and the rest stack vertically on the right.
- **Height cap:** the whole grid fits in a 4:5 frame. If the rows run taller than that, the bottom row is cropped.
- **Second row:** the shortest photo sets the row height, and the photos split the width equally, which can crop their sides.

A few habits follow from those rules. Put your strongest photo first, since it gets the biggest tile and decides the layout. Keep all photos in one ratio so the second row crops evenly. Keep faces and text away from the edges of the photos that will land in the bottom row. Readers see the first few tiles in the feed and open the post to swipe through the rest, so the order matters.

## How many photos should you put in a LinkedIn post?

Fewer than 20 in most cases. LinkedIn's own advice to company pages says posts with images typically get a 2x higher comment rate than posts without, and that custom collages of three or four images do well for organizations ([LinkedIn's guide for Pages](https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/marketing-solutions/cx/2021/images/pdfs/best-practices-for-your-page.pdf), repeated on the [LinkedIn Marketing Blog](https://www.linkedin.com/business/marketing/blog/linkedin-pages/5-non-obvious-ways-to-improve-your-linkedin-company-page)).

Third-party data agrees. [Socialinsider's 2026 LinkedIn benchmarks](https://www.socialinsider.io/social-media-benchmarks/linkedin), built on 1.3 million posts from 16,645 company pages, put multi-image posts at an average interaction rate of 6.45% in 2025, against 5.30% for single-image posts. For pages under 50,000 followers, multi-image posts also had the most impressions per post of any format.

The counts below are our own suggestions, based on the grid rules above. LinkedIn sets no minimum, only the cap of 20.

| What you are posting | Photos | Why this count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Before and after | 2 | Two photos sit side by side and keep their shapes |
| Product or project shots | 3 to 4 | Matches the collage size LinkedIn recommends to Pages |
| Event or team recap | 4 to 6 | Enough to show the day while the first tile carries the post |
| Portfolio or gallery | 6 to 10 | People who open the post expect to browse |
| Step-by-step guide or checklist | Use a document | Pages read in order, and you get up to 300 of them |

## Can you tag people in a multi-photo LinkedIn post?

Yes, photo by photo. In the editor, select **Tag**, click anywhere on the photo and type the name of a member or a Page. LinkedIn's help page on [tagging a Page in a photo](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a597218) allows up to 30 tags per photo, and with several photos you scroll to each one in the edit screen to tag it. Tagged people are notified, and a tagged Page can share your post with its followers.

Add alternative text while you are there. The ALT button sits next to Tag, and a one-line description of each photo helps members who use screen readers and costs about ten seconds per image.

## Multi-image post or PDF carousel: which should you use?

For organic posts, what people call a LinkedIn carousel is a document post, usually a PDF, that readers swipe through page by page. The limits differ from photo posts, according to LinkedIn's [document upload page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a518909):

| | Multi-image post | Document (PDF carousel) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How many | Up to 20 photos | Up to 300 pages, one document per post |
| File limit | 5 MB per photo | 100 MB per file |
| File types | JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP | PDF, PPT, PPTX, DOC, DOCX |
| Shape | 3:1 to 4:5, cropped outside that | Set by your file; keep every page the same size |
| How it shows | Grid of tiles that opens into a viewer | One page at a time with a swipe to the next |
| After posting | Photos cannot be edited | Description can be edited, the document cannot |

Choose photos when the pictures are the content: an event, a product, a team, a place. Choose a document when the order matters, such as a checklist, a framework or a slide deck, or when you need more than 20 frames. LinkedIn Help also says members who can see a document post can download it as a PDF, which suits reference material. In Socialinsider's data, native documents had the highest average interaction rate of any format in 2025, at 7.00%. Our free [LinkedIn carousel maker](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin-carousel-maker) builds the PDF for you.

## Why won't LinkedIn let me add more photos?

When the upload stops early, check these in order:

- **You already have 20.** That is the cap. Split the set into two posts or move it into a document.
- **A file is over 5 MB.** Compress it or lower its pixel size.
- **The format is not supported on that device.** HEIC files only upload from the iPhone app.
- **The image is over 36 megapixels.** Resize it before uploading.
- **The post already holds a link preview, a video or a document.** Remove it first; the composer accepts one kind of attachment per post.

Next step: export your photos at 1080 x 1350 or 1080 x 1080, run them through the size checker, and put the strongest one first. Once the post is live, LinkedInLikes members can react to it by hand from their own accounts when you share its link on our [LinkedIn likes page](https://linkedinlikes.com/linkedin/like).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the LinkedIn photo limit 9 or 20?

It is 20. LinkedIn's photo-sharing help page says you can upload a maximum of 20 photos in a multi-photo post. Nine was the older limit, and some help pages about tagging still mention it.

### Can you post photos and a link in the same LinkedIn post?

Only as plain text. LinkedIn lets a post carry an image or a URL preview, not both. If you add photos, the link stays as text in the caption without a preview card, or you can put it in a comment.

### Can you add photos to a LinkedIn post after it is published?

No. LinkedIn says uploaded photos can't be edited after they have been posted. You can edit the text, add an image in a comment, or delete the post and publish it again with the full set.

### What is the maximum file size for a LinkedIn photo?

5 MB per photo, with a maximum resolution of 36 megapixels. Each photo must also be at least 552 x 276 pixels.

### Can a LinkedIn company page post 20 photos?

Yes. Pages use the same share box and the same limits as personal profiles: up to 20 photos, 5 MB each, from 3:1 to 4:5 in ratio.

### Can you embed a multi-photo LinkedIn post on a website?

No. LinkedIn's [embedding help page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a529065) says it does not offer embeds for multi-photo posts. Other posts can be embedded only if the author shared them as Public.