Social Media Header Dimensions

What are all the social media header dimension?

As an executive assistant, I am often tasked with creating a social media header for a client. Nothing frustrates me more than have to scour the internet for this years latest social media header dimensions.

Here I have done all of the work. Thought I would share them with you and save you some time!

Facebook Page Cover Image

The Facebook Page cover image displays at 820 pixels wide by 462 pixels tall. According to Buffer, this displays at 820 pixels wide by 312 pixels tall on your Page on desktops and 640 pixels wide by 360 pixels tall on smartphones. For faster loading times use a sRGB JPG file that is 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall and less than 100 kilobytes.

Twitter Header Image

The recommended dimensions for the Twitter Header Image are 1500 x 500 pixels. Photos can be JPG, GIF or PNG. Twitter does not support animated GIFs for either the profile or header images. The maximum file size is 2 MB. Remember that different monitor sizes and different browsers can crop your image by 60 pixels on the top and bottom. Christopher Gimmer wrote an excellent post and shares tips on making adjustments for your Twitter header image.

LinkedIn Background Photo

LinkedIn recommends background images be between 1000 x 425 and 4000 x 1000 pixels. They can be JPG, GIF or PNG but no larger than 4 MB.

WAIT: With using the LinkedIn recommended size my background photo did not display well. I did some additional research and found someone who had a similar issue. They recommended 1600 pixel by 375 pixel and that worked very well. They provide a template which lets you maximize your content on the background image. I highly recommend that you download the free, no opt-in template from TwelveSkip.

YouTube Channel Art

For your YouTube Channel the recommended optimal size is 2560 x 1440 pixels. YouTube has a Photoshop template available to download.

YouTube Channel Art Desktop

To see your channel art optimally on a desktop you only see a 2560 x 423 pixel area in the middle of the image. The safe area is 1546 x 423 centered on the image.

YouTube Channel Art TV

The complete image will be shown when the aspect ratio is 16:9.

YouTube Channel Art Mobile

The display on mobile devices changes according to the width of the mobile screen. It uses the above-referenced text and logo safe area. The action bar is automatically selected backed on the prominent colors of your channel art. A tablet will use a slightly wider area of your safe area up to 1855 pixels by 423 pixels.

Enjoy creating! Feel free to let me know if any updates occur. Some platforms seems to change constantly.

If you need help, let me know. I have a fabulous graphic designer who loves social media header dimensions and branding.