Key takeaways
- A horizontal LinkedIn feed post image is 1200 x 627 px (1.91:1); a profile cover or banner is 1584 x 396 px (4:1).
- LinkedIn accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and GIF up to 10 MB, with up to 20 images per post.
- Cropping a 4032 x 3024 phone photo loses about 30% of its height for a feed post and about 67% for a banner.
- The resizer works on a canvas in your browser, sends no upload request and drops EXIF location data.
The LinkedIn image size for a horizontal feed post is 1200 x 627 px (1.91:1), and a profile cover or banner is 1584 x 396 px (4:1). Drop a picture into the resizer above and it crops and scales the file to either size inside your browser, without uploading it anywhere.
How do you resize an image for LinkedIn?
- Add your file. Drag it in, or type a width and height if you only want to check a size without a file.
- Choose where it goes. Pick a horizontal feed post or the profile cover / banner.
- Set the crop. Move the frame until the subject is in view; the cut is shown on your own image.
- Save it. Export at the exact pixel dimensions, then upload the result to LinkedIn.
What are the LinkedIn image sizes in 2026?
LinkedIn accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and GIF files of up to 10 MB each, and a post can hold up to 20 images. For photo posts, LinkedIn's own guidance is an image 1,080 px wide with an aspect ratio anywhere from 3:1 to 4:5.
| Placement | Pixels | Aspect ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Horizontal feed post | 1200 x 627 | 1.91:1 |
| Profile cover or banner | 1584 x 396 | 4:1 |
For square, vertical and carousel formats, see our guide to image sizes for LinkedIn posts, or check any file with the LinkedIn image size checker.
What gets cut when you crop a phone photo?
Start with an ordinary iPhone photo of 4032 x 3024 px, a 4:3 shape:
- Horizontal feed post (1200 x 627): the whole width stays and the height is trimmed to 2107 px. Roughly 30% of the height goes before the image is scaled down to 1200 x 627.
- Profile cover / banner (1584 x 396): again the whole width stays, but the height is trimmed to 1008 px, so about 67% of it is lost before scaling to 1584 x 396.
Because the resizer shows that cut on your own picture before export, you can move the frame and keep the important part in the shot.
What does the tool do with your file?
It reads the image's pixel dimensions in your browser, paints it onto a canvas, crops it to the shape you chose and encodes it again at the exact export size. No upload request is sent, and metadata such as the EXIF location isn't copied into the new file.
Does image shape affect attention in the feed?
Most people browse LinkedIn on a phone, where a taller picture fills more of the screen. A 4:5 portrait is the tallest shape most feeds display without cropping, so it keeps eyes on the post longer than a wide horizontal image does. The format earns the first look; the reactions the post collects in its first hours decide how many more people see it.
Once the image is the right size, you can ask LinkedInLikes members for those first reactions. They like your post by hand from their own LinkedIn accounts, and the service is free.
More free LinkedIn tools
- LinkedIn image size checker
- LinkedIn banner maker
- LinkedIn carousel maker
- LinkedIn post preview
- LinkedIn engagement rate calculator
- All free LinkedIn tools
Grow on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn growth course
- How LinkedIn pods work
- Swapping likes and comments on LinkedIn
- Connect for connect on LinkedIn
- Like for like on LinkedIn works when you give first and share early
Next step: resize your next post image here, preview the post with the post preview, and publish when your audience is online.
Frequently asked questions
1200 x 627 px for a horizontal feed post and 1584 x 396 px for the profile cover or banner. LinkedIn's guidance for photo posts is 1,080 px wide with a ratio between 3:1 and 4:5.
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC or GIF, up to 10 MB per image and up to 20 images per post.
No. The file is read and encoded again inside your browser tab, and EXIF location data isn't carried over.
Yes. Type a width and height into the resizer to see how they compare with LinkedIn's sizes.
10 MB per image, with up to 20 images in one post.
A 4:5 portrait, the tallest shape most feeds show without cropping. It fills more of a phone screen than a horizontal 1.91:1 image.
220 characters. The headline appears next to every post and comment you publish.
2,600 characters.