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What are the correct image sizes for LinkedIn (profile photo, banner and post)?
LinkedIn uses three key image sizes and this preset targets all of them. The PROFILE photo is a 400×400-pixel square (1:1) that LinkedIn CIRCLE-crops, so keep the face or logo centred and off the corners; you can upload a much larger square (up to 7680×4320) and LinkedIn scales it down. The personal profile BANNER (background photo) is 1584×396 pixels — a wide 4:1 strip — but your round profile photo overlaps its lower-left corner and LinkedIn crops roughly 15% off each side on phones, so keep names, logos and text in the centre and clear of the lower-left. A shared POST image looks best at 1200×627 (the landscape 1.91:1 link-preview size); a 1080×1080 square (1:1) is the safest bet against awkward cropping and 1080×1350 portrait (4:5) takes the most feed space. LinkedIn accepts JPG or PNG and asks that the banner stay under 8 MB. Upload your image, tap the LinkedIn preset for the size you need, use cover with the crop-position nudge to frame the subject, and export at exactly that size — all in your browser, so the file is never uploaded to a server.
Profile photo: 400×400 (1:1), CIRCLE-cropped — centre the subject (upload up to 7680×4320)
Profile banner: 1584×396 (4:1); keep logos & text clear of the lower-left where the round photo overlaps
Shared post image: 1200×627 (1.91:1 landscape); a 1080×1080 square avoids awkward crops
JPG or PNG; keep the banner under 8 MB; LinkedIn crops ~15% off each side of the banner on phones
100% client-side — the image never leaves the browser
What is
Resize Image for LinkedIn
Resizing an image for LinkedIn means scaling and cropping it to one of the platform’s three main sizes: a 400×400-pixel profile photo (1:1), a 1584×396-pixel personal profile banner (4:1), or a 1200×627-pixel shared-post/link-preview image (1.91:1). Each has its own quirk. The profile photo is CIRCLE-cropped everywhere, so the face or logo must sit centred and clear of the corners; LinkedIn accepts up to a 7680×4320 square and scales it down, so 400×400 is the practical floor rather than the ceiling. The banner is a wide 4:1 strip on which your round profile photo overlaps the lower-left corner and LinkedIn trims about 15% off each side on mobile, so names, logos and text belong in the centre while the lower-left and outer edges carry background imagery that survives being covered or cropped. A 1200×627 landscape image is the size LinkedIn shows for shared links and photos, while a 1080×1080 square (1:1) is the safest choice against unexpected cropping and a 1080×1350 portrait (4:5) fills the most vertical space in the mobile feed. LinkedIn accepts JPG or PNG (PNG is best for logos or text) and recommends keeping the banner under 8 MB. This tool is 100% client-side: it loads your image into a browser canvas, crops it to the fit mode you pick (cover, contain or stretch), downscales it with pica’s Lanczos filter for a clean result, and exports a PNG or JPEG at exactly the chosen size without ever uploading the file. Enlarging artwork smaller than the target cannot add real detail, and LinkedIn can change its specs or re-compress the image on its side.
Profile photo: 400×400 (1:1), circle-cropped. Banner: 1584×396 (4:1). Keep the subject centred and the banner under 8 MB.
LinkedIn’s recommended profile-photo size in 2026 is a 400×400-pixel square (1:1), and because LinkedIn displays it circle-cropped everywhere, keep the face or logo centred and clear of the corners; you can upload a much larger square (up to 7680×4320) for sharpness and LinkedIn scales it down. The personal profile banner (background photo) is 1584×396 pixels, a wide 4:1 ratio, and LinkedIn asks that it stay under 8 MB as a JPG or PNG. The banner has an extra catch: your round profile photo overlaps its lower-left corner and LinkedIn crops roughly 15% off each side on phones, so keep names, logos and text in the centre. This tool has one-tap LinkedIn presets that export at exactly 400×400 or 1584×396 with a live preview so you can frame the subject before you download.
Use 1200×627 (1.91:1) for a shared link or landscape photo, or a 1080×1080 square to avoid awkward cropping; 1080×1350 portrait fills the most feed space.
For a shared post, LinkedIn shows link previews and landscape photos at 1200×627 pixels (a 1.91:1 ratio), so that is the size to match for a clean, uncropped card. If you want the image to dominate the feed instead, a 1080×1080 square (1:1) is the safest bet because it displays predictably on both desktop and mobile without an unexpected crop, and a 1080×1350 portrait (4:5) takes up the most vertical space in the mobile feed and tends to earn the most attention. LinkedIn shows feed images up to about 1200 pixels wide, so a 1200-wide source is plenty; keep it JPG or PNG. This tool exports at exactly 1200×627 (or a custom square) with cover / contain / stretch fit modes so you hit the card size without letterboxing or a surprise crop.
Your round profile photo overlaps the banner’s lower-left corner and LinkedIn trims ~15% off each side on mobile, so keep key content centred and away from the lower-left.
The 1584×396 banner is a wide 4:1 strip, but on a personal profile your circular profile photo is overlaid on its lower-left corner, covering a sizeable chunk of that area, and on phones LinkedIn crops about 15% off each side and adjusts the vertical framing. That means the only reliably visible region is the centre of the banner, roughly a central safe band; a common rule of thumb is to keep important text and logos within the central area and at least about 100 px in from every edge. Keep names, taglines and calls-to-action there, and reserve the lower-left and outer edges for background imagery, colour or texture that still looks fine when covered or trimmed. This tool exports at exactly 1584×396 and its cover mode has a crop-position nudge so you can slide the artwork until the important part lands inside the safe area.
No. Your image is decoded and resized entirely in your browser on a local canvas — there is no upload or server, and it never leaves your device.
Nothing is uploaded. When you choose an image the tool creates a local object URL, decodes it, crops and composites it on an in-page canvas, and downscales it with pica — all on your device. There is no server, API, database or tracking anywhere in the processing path, so your image never leaves the browser. Object URLs are revoked when you reset or replace the image, the tool works offline once cached, and closing the tab discards everything. The only optional network use anywhere on the site is consent-gated advertising, which never sees your image. You then upload the finished file to LinkedIn yourself, so an unposted graphic, a headshot or unreleased branding stays private until you publish it.
Detailed Explanation
📖How It Works
Resizing an Image for LinkedIn, in Your Browser
This preset locks the Social Media Image Resizer to LinkedIn so you hit the exact sizes LinkedIn expects. LinkedIn uses three key image sizes and this preset targets all of them: a 400×400-pixel profile photo (1:1, circle-cropped), a 1584×396-pixel personal profile banner or background photo (4:1), and a 1200×627-pixel shared-post/link-preview image (1.91:1). Upload an image, tap the size you need, frame the subject, and export a PNG or JPEG at exactly those pixels. These are LinkedIn’s recommended 2026 sizes: 400×400 is the practical profile floor (you can upload up to 7680×4320 and LinkedIn scales it down), 1584×396 is the wide 4:1 banner, and 1200×627 is the landscape card LinkedIn shows for shared links and photos, with a 1080×1080 square (1:1) or 1080×1350 portrait (4:5) as strong feed alternatives. The whole thing runs on an in-browser canvas: the image is decoded to a local object URL, cropped, downscaled with pica and re-encoded locally — nothing is uploaded.
Locks to LinkedIn: profile 400×400 (1:1), banner 1584×396 (4:1), post 1200×627 (1.91:1)
Profile photo is circle-cropped; upload up to 7680×4320 and LinkedIn scales it down
1200×627 is the link-preview/landscape card; 1080×1080 square avoids awkward crops
100% client-side — the image never leaves the browser
📋Use Cases
The Banner Safe Area: Profile-Photo Overlap and the Mobile Crop
The 1584×396 profile banner is a deceptively awkward canvas because two things eat into it. First, on a personal profile your round profile photo is overlaid on the banner’s lower-left corner, covering a sizeable block of that area, so any logo or text there is hidden behind your headshot. Second, LinkedIn crops roughly 15% off each side of the banner on phones and adjusts the vertical framing, so content near the edges is at risk. The net result is that only the centre of the banner is reliably visible on every device. Keep your name, tagline, logo and any call-to-action inside that central band — a good rule of thumb is to stay at least about 100 px in from every edge and out of the lower-left — and reserve the outer edges for background imagery, colour or texture that still looks fine when covered or trimmed. The cover fit mode’s crop-position nudge lets you slide the artwork so the important part lands inside the safe area before exporting at exactly 1584×396.
The round profile photo overlaps the banner’s lower-left corner — keep logos/text out of it
LinkedIn crops ~15% off each side of the banner on phones and adjusts vertical framing
Keep name, logo and CTA centred, ~100 px in from every edge
Cover mode has a crop-position nudge to line artwork up with the safe area
⚙️Methodology
How the Resize Stays Sharp (Canvas + pica)
A pure, typed engine does the geometry and pica does the pixels. For each LinkedIn target — 400×400, 1584×396 or 1200×627 — coverCropRect() computes the source rectangle that matches the required aspect ratio (1:1, 4:1 or 1.91:1, honouring a −1..1 crop-position nudge) or containLayout() computes a fitted, centred layout for padding. The browser crops into an intermediate canvas at source resolution and calls pica.resize(), which uses a Lanczos filter to resample with proper filtering and light sharpening rather than the browser’s default bilinear shrink — that is what keeps a large source crisp when it is brought down to the target instead of aliased and soft. Finally canvas.toBlob() emits a PNG (lossless, best for flat graphics, logos and sharp text) or a JPEG with a quality factor (best for photographic images). A live output-dimensions and file-size read-out lets you confirm the banner stays under LinkedIn’s 8 MB limit before you hand the file to LinkedIn.
coverCropRect() / containLayout() are pure, typed geometry helpers
pica.resize() (Lanczos) downscales into a canvas of exactly 400×400, 1584×396 or 1200×627
canvas.toBlob() exports PNG (lossless) or JPEG (quality-controlled)
Live file-size read-out helps you keep the banner under LinkedIn’s 8 MB limit
⚠️Limitations
Honest Limitations
Three caveats. First, the tool sizes the canvas but cannot control LinkedIn’s crops on its side: the profile photo is circle-cropped, the banner’s lower-left is covered by your headshot, and phones trim about 15% off each banner edge, so anything you leave in the corners of a profile photo or in the lower-left/edges of a banner will be hidden no matter how the file is exported — that is why the safe areas matter. Second, LinkedIn re-compresses images on its side, so the final on-feed pixels are LinkedIn’s call, not the tool’s; the job here is to hand LinkedIn the cleanest correctly-sized source. Third, enlarging small artwork cannot add real detail: if your source is smaller than the target the tool must upscale and the result will look softer, so it warns you when a target would enlarge the source. Cover crops content by design and stretch can distort, so choose the fit mode deliberately. LinkedIn can also change its recommended sizes and compression without notice, so treat 400×400, 1584×396 and 1200×627 as the current 2026 best estimates.
The tool sizes the canvas; LinkedIn applies the circle crop, banner overlap and mobile trim
LinkedIn re-compresses on its side, so final on-feed pixels are its call
Upscaling can’t invent detail; the tool warns when a target enlarges the source
Cover crops and stretch can distort; sizes are 2026 estimates and can change without notice
🔒Privacy & Security
Privacy: Your Image Stays on Your Device
A LinkedIn image is often a professional headshot, an unposted graphic or unreleased branding, and this resizer never sends it anywhere. The image is decoded into a local object URL, cropped and composited on an in-page <canvas>, downscaled by pica and re-encoded with canvas.toBlob(), all on your device, with no server, upload, database, logging, API or CDN anywhere in the processing path. Object URLs for both the source and the result are revoked when you reset or replace the image, so nothing lingers, and the tool works offline once cached; closing the tab discards everything. You upload the finished 400×400, 1584×396 or 1200×627 file to LinkedIn yourself, so it stays private until you publish it. The only optional network use anywhere on the site is consent-gated advertising, which never sees your image or its contents.
Decoded, cropped, resized and encoded entirely in the browser
No server, upload, database, API or CDN in the processing path
Object URLs revoked on reset / replace; works offline once cached
Only optional network use is consent-gated ads, which never see your image
LinkedIn image specs 2026 (current best estimates)
Surface
Size (px)
Notes
Profile photo
400×400
1:1, CIRCLE-cropped — centre the subject; upload up to 7680×4320
Profile banner
1584×396
4:1 background photo; lower-left covered by the profile photo
Banner mobile crop
~15% each side
Keep key content centred, ~100 px in from every edge
Shared post (landscape)
1200×627
1.91:1 — the link-preview / landscape card size
Square post
1080×1080
1:1 — safest against awkward cropping in the feed
Portrait post
1080×1350
4:5 — takes the most vertical space in the mobile feed
Formats
JPG / PNG
PNG best for logos/text; keep the banner under 8 MB
LinkedIn uses three main sizes — a 400×400 circle-cropped profile photo, a 1584×396 (4:1) banner whose lower-left is covered by the profile photo, and a 1200×627 (1.91:1) shared-post card — with 1080×1080 and 1080×1350 as strong feed alternatives. Sizes reflect LinkedIn’s 2026 recommendations and can change without notice. The tool always exports at exactly the chosen target size.