The sizes
| Platform | Use | Pixels | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile photo | 640 × 640 | common size | |
| YouTube | Thumbnail | 1280 × 720 | common size |
| YouTube | Channel banner | 2560 × 1440 | common size |
| Shared image | 1200 × 630 | common size | |
| Page cover | 1640 × 624 | common size | |
| X | In-feed image | 1600 × 900 | common size |
| X | Header | 1500 × 500 | common size |
| Shared image | 1200 × 627 | common size | |
| Profile banner | 1584 × 396 | common size |
Limits
- Every platform re-encodes uploads; matching the pixel size avoids a second resample, not their compression.
- Safe zones (where a platform overlays buttons or crops for mobile) are not drawn.
Questions
What size is a WhatsApp profile photo?
WhatsApp shows the DP as a circle cut from a square, so a square picture is what matters; 640 × 640 px is a widely used size and is labelled “common”. Keep the face in the middle: the corners are hidden.
What size is a YouTube thumbnail?
1280 × 720 px (16:9) is the widely used size, and the channel banner 2560 × 1440. Both are labelled “common” here because they were not re-checked against YouTube's help pages in this release.
Where do these sizes come from?
Each row says. None of the rows on this page was confirmed against the platform's own help text when it was checked, so each is labelled “common size” rather than presented as a rule. Platforms change their layouts; the fields stay editable on the Pixels panel.
Should I pad or crop a banner?
Banners are very wide, so a normal photo loses most of its height when filled. Pad keeps all of it on a colour or a blurred copy; fill and crop uses the full banner and lets you slide the kept strip up or down.
Neighbouring measurements
Instagram's post and story sizes, with padding by default, are on their own page.
- Resize an image for Instagram1080 px wide, padded without cropping or filled where you choose.
- Change image size in pixelsA box in pixels: fit inside, fill and crop, or stretch, with the factor printed.
- Resize an image to a KB limitQuality first, pixels only if allowed, and a sentence saying which moved.
- Bulk resize imagesOne rule for a folder, a row per file, a ZIP and a CSV receipt.
