Guide · Reference
Every platform and form has its own idea of the "right" image size, and most of them never tell you the pixel dimensions up front — you just find out it's wrong after you upload. Here's the actual number for each one, plus a shortcut: the Image Resizer has a "What's this for?" dropdown that fills in the right dimensions for you and center-crops your photo to fit, so you don't need to remember any of this.
| Use | Size (pixels) |
|---|---|
| Instagram post (square) | 1080 × 1080 |
| Instagram post (portrait) | 1080 × 1350 |
| Instagram / Facebook / TikTok story | 1080 × 1920 |
| Instagram profile picture | 320 × 320 |
| Facebook cover photo | 820 × 312 |
| Facebook profile picture | 170 × 170 |
| LinkedIn banner (personal) | 1584 × 396 |
| LinkedIn profile picture | 400 × 400 |
| X (Twitter) header | 1500 × 500 |
| X (Twitter) profile picture | 400 × 400 |
| YouTube channel banner | 2560 × 1440 |
| YouTube thumbnail | 1280 × 720 |
| WhatsApp profile picture | 500 × 500 |
| Use | Size |
|---|---|
| US passport / visa photo | 600 × 600 px (2×2 in @ 300 DPI), usually under 240 KB |
| UK passport photo | 413 × 531 px (35×45mm) |
Requirements for ID photos change by country and occasionally by agency, so treat these as a strong starting point and confirm against the specific form you're submitting to before you finalize anything important like a passport renewal.
| Use | Size (pixels) |
|---|---|
| Desktop wallpaper (Full HD) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Phone wallpaper | 1170 × 2532 |
When you pick a purpose instead of typing exact numbers, we scale your photo to fill the target frame and trim any excess from the edges — the same way Instagram or a passport photo kiosk would. That keeps your photo looking correct instead of squashed, but it does mean the edges of the original can be cut off. If you need the full original frame preserved, resize by percentage instead and accept that the exact pixel target may not be hit precisely.