Profile Picture
Your Facebook profile picture is your virtual business card. It represents a brand or personal profile and appears above the cover photo on your timeline. The profile picture is also visible as a thumbnail next to a comment or post when you publish it.
Aspect ratio: 1 x 1
Recommended resolution: 170 x 170 pixels
Cover Photo
Your Facebook cover photo appears on the timeline once published and will be displayed behind your profile picture on your timeline.
Recommended resolution: 820 x 312 pixels
Minimum resolution: 400 x 150 pixels
Tips:
- To avoid compression or distortion, upload a JPG or PNG file.
- Use the recommended pixel sizes to achieve the fastest loading times.
- Profile pictures and cover photos with logos or text work best when uploaded as a PNG file.
- Do not reposition the cover photo after confirming it.
Timeline
Shared posts with photos and graphics appear on your timeline as well as on your followers' timelines.
Recommended resolution: 1200 x 630 pixels
Recommended aspect ratio: 1.91:1
Carousel 2 - 10 photos: 1200 x 1200 pixels at 1:1 aspect ratio
Event
The graphic displays as the main event image. Its main job is to grab the audience's attention.
Recommended resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Minimum resolution: 470 × 174 pixels
Facebook Story
Aspect ratio: 9:16
Recommended resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels at 9:16 and 4:5 to 1.91:1 aspect ratios
Max. length: 5 seconds (6 on Messenger)
Max. file size: 30 MB
Tips:
- Facebook Stories fill the entire phone screen when they have a 9:16 aspect ratio.
- Do not choose an image narrower than 500 pixels.
- For text-based stories, consider leaving 14% of the top and bottom of the graphic free of text — 250 pixels. This way, no part of the text will be cut off.
