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What are the LinkedIn image sizes at a glance?
Every figure below comes from a LinkedIn help article listed under Sources.
| Image | Size | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Post photo | At least 552 x 276 px; 1,080 px wide recommended | 3:1 to 4:5, up to 5 MB, up to 20 per post |
| Link post image | 1,200 x 627 px (1.91:1) | Wider than 200 px, or it shows as a small thumbnail |
| Page logo | 400 x 400 px recommended; 268 x 268 minimum | PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB |
| Page cover | 1,512 x 256 px | PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB |
| Profile photo | 400 x 400 px to 7,680 x 4,320 px | PNG or JPG, up to 8 MB, no GIFs |
| Profile background | 1,584 x 396 px recommended | JPG or PNG, under 8 MB |
Sources: LinkedIn Help: Share photos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Image specifications for your LinkedIn Pages and Career Pages, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Photo won't upload to your profile, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Add or change the background photo on your profile, checked 14 October 2026
What size should a LinkedIn post image be?
LinkedIn's minimum is 552 x 276 pixels, but it recommends 1,080 pixels wide. The aspect ratio can be anywhere from 3:1 (wide) to 4:5 (tall). Anything wider or taller is cropped to fit.
Inside that range, two shapes are easy to work with: a 1,080 x 1,080 square, or a 1,080 x 1,350 portrait (4:5), which takes up the most room in a phone feed. Both sit within LinkedIn's limits.
- Each upload can be up to 5 MB.
- Photos can't be edited or resized after posting, so check them before you click Post.
- Add alt text with the ALT button while uploading, so screen reader users know what's in the image.
Source: LinkedIn Help: Share photos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026
How does LinkedIn lay out posts with several images?
You can add up to 20 photos to one post. LinkedIn builds the layout from the first image, so choose it with care:
- Two images sit side by side and keep their shapes.
- With three or more, a landscape first image spans the top, with the others in a row below.
- A portrait or square first image sits in a left column, with the others stacked on the right.
- Images render at a maximum ratio of 4:5, and images in the bottom row may be cropped.
Source: LinkedIn Help: Share photos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026
What size is a LinkedIn company Page logo and cover?
For company Pages, LinkedIn recommends a 400 x 400 pixel logo (268 x 268 minimum) and a 1,512 x 256 pixel cover image. Both must be PNG or JPEG and no larger than 3 MB.
The cover is very wide and short, so keep any text or logo inside it near the centre, away from the edges.
- Career Pages have extra Life tab images: a 1,128 x 376 main image, 502 x 282 custom modules and company photos at 900 x 600 recommended.
Source: LinkedIn Help: Image specifications for your LinkedIn Pages and Career Pages, checked 14 October 2026
What image size works for LinkedIn link posts?
When a Page post includes a URL, LinkedIn pulls a preview image. Its specification is a 1.91:1 ratio, 1,200 x 627 pixels. Images narrower than 200 pixels appear as a small thumbnail on the left instead of a full-width image.
On mobile, a 1.91:1 image isn't cropped. Other shapes show full size with white padding, which looks unfinished, so set the preview image on your website to 1,200 x 627.
Source: LinkedIn Help: Image specifications for your LinkedIn Pages and Career Pages, checked 14 October 2026
What size is a LinkedIn profile photo and background?
A profile photo can be anything from 400 x 400 to 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, as a PNG or JPG up to 8 MB. GIFs aren't supported. LinkedIn suggests a photo that won't need much cropping, and you can adjust it after uploading.
The background photo behind it should be 1,584 x 396 pixels, as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB. Use a simple image without small text, since it sits behind your photo and name.
Sources: LinkedIn Help: Photo won't upload to your profile, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Add or change the background photo on your profile, checked 14 October 2026
What about LinkedIn documents and video?
Documents and videos have their own rules. A document post takes one PDF, PowerPoint or Word file up to 100 MB and 300 pages, with every page fitted to the same size. Video can range from 256 x 144 to 4,096 x 2,304 pixels at an aspect ratio between 1:2.4 and 2.4:1. Both are covered in our document carousel and video guides.
Sources: LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Share videos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026
Where Zolyp fits
Zolyp, which publishes this guide, is our own product, so weigh this section with that in mind. Zolyp designs each post's visual and fits the post to the platform it goes out on. Before a LinkedIn post is queued it checks the photo is a JPEG, PNG or GIF file, the formats the publishing path accepts for LinkedIn, so a wrong file type is flagged before publish time rather than failing then. LinkedIn is one of the 9 platforms it publishes to (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Business, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Threads), and you approve the week before anything goes live. Plans that create the posts start at $29 a month, with a 3-day free trial.
Common questions
What is the best image size for a LinkedIn post?
LinkedIn recommends 1,080 pixels wide. A 1,080 x 1,080 square or 1,080 x 1,350 portrait both fit its 3:1 to 4:5 aspect range.
How many images can I add to a LinkedIn post?
Up to 20 photos in one post, each up to 5 MB. LinkedIn arranges them as a collage based on the first image's shape.
What size is the LinkedIn company Page cover image?
LinkedIn's Page image specification lists 1,512 x 256 pixels, PNG or JPEG, up to 3 MB.
Why is LinkedIn cropping my image?
Images outside the 3:1 to 4:5 range are centred and cropped. In multi-photo posts, images render at up to 4:5 and the bottom row may be cropped.
What size should a LinkedIn profile picture be?
Between 400 x 400 and 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, as a PNG or JPG up to 8 MB. LinkedIn doesn't accept GIFs for profile photos and suggests one that needs little cropping.