Facebook image sizes for posts and cover photos

A good Facebook post needs photos or a video that catch people’s attention in the first 3 seconds. The first step in designing or writing a brief is choosing image sizes that won’t look blurry or get cropped. In this article, I’ve put together Meta’s official recommendations, the multi-photo layouts I measured myself, and a way to measure the sizes again whenever Facebook changes its layout.

Updated 10/2026: The multi-photo layout and cover photo sizes in this article were measured in August 2021. In this update, I added the recommended sizes from the Facebook Help Center and the Meta Ads Guide, and fixed several ratio errors in the summary table. Facebook changes its layout fairly often, so please use the Inspect method below to check the actual display size.

Facebook post image sizes

Combining photos of different sizes lets you tell your story or show your product in a more creative way. For posts with 2 or more photos, choose a layout that matches how many messages you want to highlight. The numbers below are the display frames I measured in 2021. When designing, keep the same ratio, and feel free to export larger images so they stay sharp on high-resolution screens.

Posts with 1 image

Even a single image needs the right size before you post it.

For regular posts, these sizes look good:

• 900×900 pixel (Ratio 1:1)
• 1200×900 pixel (Ratio 1:0.75)

If you run image ads in Feed, the Meta Ads Guide (10/2026) recommends a 4:5 vertical image at 1440×1800 pixels, with a minimum width of 600 pixels. Vertical images take up more space on a phone screen than square ones, so they are worth trying for regular posts too.

For link posts, the preview image (your website’s og:image) should be at least 1200×630 pixels, as close to a 1.91:1 ratio as possible, according to Meta’s developer documentation. In 2021 I measured the display frame at 1200×518 pixels (Ratio 1:0.432), but if you are making images for a website, follow the 1.91:1 recommendation to avoid cropping.

Stories are vertical and fill the whole screen, with a 9:16 ratio. You can use 1080×1920 pixels, or 1440×2560 pixels as recommended by the Meta Ads Guide (10/2026). Note: Meta suggests keeping about 14% at the top, 35% at the bottom and 6% on each side free of text and logos, because the Page name, buttons and reply box appear there.

If you are promoting an event, in 2021 I used 1200×628 event photos (Ratio 1:0.523, close to 1.91:1) and they displayed well. Event covers are also cropped differently on computers and phones, so keep text and logos in the center.

Posts with 2 images

With 2 or more photos, the layout should support the message you want to emphasize. The 2-photo layout works well for comparisons. Here are the sizes:

• 2 images 900×900 pixels (Ratio 1:1): an unusual layout, I rarely see Pages use it.
• 2 images 448×900 pixels (Ratio 1:2.009): 2 vertical images combined into a square. This layout is often used for Before and After posts in spa, cosmetics and other beauty businesses.
• 2 images 900×452 pixels (Ratio 1:0.502): 2 horizontal images combined into a square. This layout can also show Before and After, and it suits businesses that usually shoot in landscape, such as construction, architecture and interior design.

Posts with 3 images

With 3 photos, put the most important message in the largest image; the other 2 images add details or secondary messages. Here are the 3-photo layouts:

• 3 images 900×900 pixels (Ratio 1:1): even rarer than 2 squares, which might make your post stand out.
• 1 vertical image 448×900 pixels (Ratio 1:2.009) and 2 square images 900×900 (Ratio 1:1): a nice balance between a main image and supporting images, and the squares are not too small.
• 1 horizontal image 900×452 pixels (Ratio 1:0.502) and 2 square images 900×900 (Ratio 1:1): good for ads with 3 messages. It also works for a 2-product bundle: one square for each product and the horizontal image showing both together.

Posts with 4 images

Among multi-photo posts, the 4-photo layout is one of the most common because it lets you show more messages. It also gives viewers the feeling that there is more to discover, like a collection. Here are the 4-photo layouts:

• 4 squares of 900×900 pixels (Ratio 1:1): good for showing several products of equal importance.
• 1 vertical image 598×900 pixels (Ratio 1:1.505) and 3 squares 900×900 (Ratio 1:1): popular with fashion shops (the first photo shows the full outfit, the others show each item). It also works well for a photo collection with a strong first image.
• 1 horizontal image 900×603 pixels (Ratio 1:0.67) and 3 squares 900×900 (Ratio 1:1): often used for promotions, because the horizontal banner on top is easy to design for a big message.

Facebook cover size

Unlike post images, the cover photo display area changes almost every year, whenever Facebook updates its layout. Below I list both Facebook’s official recommendation and the actual display sizes I measured in August 2021.

Facebook page cover photo

According to the Facebook Help Center (10/2026), a Page cover photo must be at least 400 pixels wide and 150 pixels tall, and loads fastest as an sRGB JPG file that is 851×315 pixels and under 100 KB. On phones, the profile picture overlaps the cover photo by about 40 pixels.

When I measured in August 2021, the cover photo displayed at 940×348 on computers and 620×348 on phones. The exact numbers may have changed, but the principle is the same: phones show the middle part, computers show a wider area. So put the important elements in the center, and keep the two outer areas, which only appear on computers, simple.

Note: In 2021, Facebook still let you use several cover photos as a slideshow, or a video as the cover. These features have changed several times and may not be available on your Page, so check the cover editing options before planning your design.

Facebook group cover photo

Besides your Page, a Facebook group is another important business asset, so it deserves a good cover too. Facebook does not list a group cover size in its Help Center (I checked in 10/2026). In August 2021, I measured the group cover display area at 940×348 on computers and 655×348 on phones. Many design tools now use a 1640×856 template (about 1.91:1), but that is not an official Meta number, so measure it yourself with the method below to be sure.

How to measure the cover photo size yourself

This is probably the most useful part of this article. I’ll show you how to measure the cover photo size yourself, so if Facebook changes something before I update this article, you can still get the right numbers. The same method works for measuring image frames in posts.

This method only works on a computer. Right-click the cover photo > select Inspect > move your mouse up and down the lines in the Elements panel until the blue highlight covers exactly the cover photo. Click that line, and you will see the cover photo size displayed like this.

To measure the size on phones, do the same thing but click the device icon to the left of the Elements tab first.

You can also check the Facebook Help Center page. Keep in mind that it gives the recommended upload size (851×315), while Inspect shows the actual display area on screen. It’s normal for these two numbers to differ: design at the upload size and keep the important content inside the display area you measured.

Facebook image size summary table

Here is a summary of all the sizes in this article. Rows marked “Meta” are official recommendations (10/2026); the other rows are display frames I measured in 2021. Ratios are written as width:height, the same as in the summary image.

I made this summary image in 2021 and saved it at a high resolution of 2000px. Feel free to use it when working with your design team. It does not include the Meta recommendations from the table above, so remember to send those along too.

Conclusion

Images and text are both important. Besides good images and headlines, you can make your content stand out by writing bold text on Facebook. In my experience, instead of memorizing every number, it’s enough to know the ratio of the layout you want, export images large enough, and keep the important content in the center. That avoids most blurry or cropped images.

If you measure a size that differs from this article, leave a comment below so I can update it for everyone. Good luck with your Facebook posts!