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Facebook Image Sizes 2026: Posts, Covers, Profiles and Reels

Quick answer

Use 1080 x 1350 for a portrait feed image, 1080 x 1080 for a square, and 1080 x 1920 for Stories or Reels. For Page covers and profile images, start with a larger clean source and preview the desktop and mobile crop before publishing.

Source check: August 28, 2026. Platform apps, APIs, account types, and third-party publishers can change on different schedules. The final operational check is the preview and public result in the exact path you use.

At a glance

Surface or choiceSize or limitRatio or sourceWhat it means
Portrait feed image1080 x 13504:5Feed-first working canvas
Square feed image1080 x 10801:1Simple cross-post canvas
Story or Reel1080 x 19209:16Protect interface-safe areas
Profile sourceAt least 400 x 4001:1Expect a circular display crop
Link preview1200 x 6301.91:1Controlled by the linked page's metadata

What this page owns

Facebook can display the same source in the feed, on a Page, in a preview card, and on several device widths. The upload succeeding does not prove that the message survives every crop.

That ownership boundary matters. Boomp uses one clear page for each search job instead of publishing near-duplicate pages that give different answers to the same question.

A dependable production method

  1. Preview cover art on desktop and mobile.
  2. Keep the Page name out of the image when the interface already supplies it.
  3. Do not use tiny text as the only way to communicate an offer.
  4. Check the linked page's Open Graph image before sharing a URL.
  5. Open the published post from a logged-out or customer view.

The last check matters most. A design file, successful export, scheduler acceptance, or API response does not prove that the customer-facing artifact is correct.

Size is only one acceptance test

A technically valid file can still fail the business. Check these questions with the final media and caption together:

  • Is every name, date, price, claim, location, and link current?
  • Does the crop preserve the subject and the useful words?
  • Are captions, contrast, and text alternatives sufficient for the content?
  • Does the business have permission to use the people, customer material, music, footage, and marks shown?
  • Does the call to action match the destination and what happens next?
  • Did a responsible person approve this exact version?

For the full release gate, use the social media content quality checklist.

Where Boomp fits

Boomp fits when the recurring problem is larger than one pixel count. The current first look starts with a public website and returns up to six website-grounded talking points before email. Those talking points are not finished posts and do not prove that Boomp knows the owner's voice. Email saves the first look and continues into post ideas. Finished media and posts belong to paid work, with the customer's approval settings controlling what represents the business.

Give Boomp your public website and review the first talking points before email.

Related guides

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Frequently asked questions

Facebook Image Sizes in 2026?

Use 1080 x 1350 for a portrait feed image, 1080 x 1080 for a square, and 1080 x 1920 for Stories or Reels. For Page covers and profile images, start with a larger clean source and preview the desktop and mobile crop before publishing.

Can I use one image or video size on every social platform?

Not safely. A reusable master can reduce production work, but profile crops, covers, link cards, feed posts, vertical viewers, file limits, and interface overlays differ. Export and preview the version that will appear on each destination.

Why did the platform crop a correctly sized file?

Correct pixel dimensions do not control every display surface. Device width, feed placement, profile grids, preview cards, multi-image layouts, and interface tests can change the visible crop. Keep essential content in a safe central area and inspect the final public post.

See what your website gives us to work with

Enter a public website to get up to six website-grounded talking points. Review them before email; email saves the first look and continues into post ideas. Nothing goes live without your approval.

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Written by Kathleen Celmins

Founder of Boomp. Helping local businesses stay visible on social media without doing the work themselves.