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Twitch Image Sizes: Emotes Need Three Versions, and 28 Pixels Decides Everything

Twitch is the one platform that makes you supply the same emote at three sizes. The smallest is 28 pixels, it is the one...

Nov 1, 2026 4 min

Discord Image Sizes: Everything Is a Circle, and Most of It Is Tiny

Avatars and server icons are cropped to circles, losing a fifth of the frame. Emoji are seen at 22 pixels. And almost ev...

Nov 1, 2026 4 min

Facebook Story Size: 1080×1920 and the Two Bands You Cannot Use

The frame is 1080×1920, but the interface occupies the top and bottom. What fits in between, why a feed post never works...

Nov 1, 2026 4 min

Facebook Profile Photo Size: Three Display Sizes, One Upload

Facebook shows your profile photo at roughly 170, 128 and 36 pixels depending on where it appears. The smallest one is w...

Nov 1, 2026 3 min

Instagram Post Size: Square, 4:5 Portrait, or Landscape?

Three shapes are allowed and they are not equal. Why 1080×1350 occupies the most screen, what the grid does to it, and t...

Nov 1, 2026 3 min

YouTube Channel Profile Picture Size: 800×800 in a Circle

Upload at 800×800, but design for a circle displayed at 98 pixels. What survives that reduction, what does not, and the ...

Nov 1, 2026 3 min

YouTube Shorts Size: 1080×1920 and the Safe Zone

Shorts are 1080×1920, but the interface covers the edges. Where the buttons sit, what the feed crops, and how to export ...

Nov 1, 2026 2 min

Pinterest Pin Size: 1000×1500 and Why 2:3 Matters

Pinterest is a vertical feed, and the pin that fits it is 2:3. What happens to squares, what happens to longer pins, and...

Nov 1, 2026 3 min

X (Twitter) Post Image Size: Why Your Photo Gets Cropped

A single image shows as 16:9 in the timeline. Two or four images crop differently. Here is what each layout does to your...

Nov 1, 2026 2 min

X (Twitter) Header Size Guide: 1500×500 and the Safe Zone

The header is 1500×500 px, but the part everyone actually sees is much smaller. Here is what gets cropped, what the prof...

Nov 1, 2026 3 min

YouTube Channel Banner Size Guide: Cross-Device Display, Safe Zones, and Design Best Practices

The YouTube channel banner — also called Channel Art — is the large header image that occupies the top of your channel h...

Oct 13, 2026 6 min

YouTube Thumbnail Size and Design Guide: The Visual Strategy Behind High CTR

YouTube is the world's second largest search engine, with over 500 hours of video uploaded every minute. In a landscape ...

Oct 13, 2026 5 min

Facebook Cover Photo Size Guide: Personal Profiles and Business Pages

The Facebook cover photo spans the full width of your profile or page, making it the single largest visual real estate a...

Oct 13, 2026 4 min

TikTok Video Size and Specs: The Complete Guide to Uploading at Maximum Quality

TikTok has surpassed one billion monthly active users and has fundamentally changed how short-form video content is crea...

Oct 13, 2026 7 min

LinkedIn Background Photo Size Guide: Design Strategy for a Professional Banner

The LinkedIn banner — also called the background photo — is the second most prominent visual element on your profile, ye...

Oct 13, 2026 5 min

Instagram Story Size Guide: Specifications, Safe Zones, and Design Tools

Instagram Stories attract more than 500 million daily viewers, making it one of the most actively used content formats o...

Oct 13, 2026 5 min

Instagram Reels Size and Specs: A Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Short-Form Video

Instagram Reels is currently the highest-reach content format on the platform. Meta's algorithm consistently gives Reels...

Oct 13, 2026 5 min

Facebook Post Image Size: Best Practices for Maximum Reach and Visual Impact

With over two billion daily active users, Facebook remains one of the most powerful platforms for visual content distrib...

Oct 13, 2026 5 min