The LinkedIn banner size for a personal profile cover is 1,584 × 396 px, a 4:1 ratio. For a Company Page, use 1,512 × 256 px, a 5.91:1 ratio. Save as JPG, PNG.
The table above lists every value in one place. Below is how to choose, how the banner is displayed, and how to get your image to the right size.
Which LinkedIn banner size to use
People search for this in many ways: banner size LinkedIn, what size is a LinkedIn banner, size of LinkedIn banner. The answer depends on where the banner will appear. LinkedIn has two main covers, and they are not the same shape.
Personal profile cover
Use 1,584 × 396 px at a 4:1 ratio. LinkedIn now calls this the profile cover image. You may still see it called the background photo. The file must be Less than 8 MB.
Company Page cover
Use 1,512 × 256 px at a 5.91:1 ratio. LinkedIn Help lists this as both the minimum and the recommended size, so there is no reason to go smaller. Keep the file at 3 MB or under.
You may find older guides quoting a smaller Company Page size. LinkedIn Help treats that figure as outdated, so ignore it. Career Pages also have a separate main image for the Life tab, which is a different shape from the Company Page cover. Check that tool’s own requirements if you use it.
Quick comparison
| Cover | Size | Ratio | Max file size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal profile | 1,584 × 396 px | 4:1 | Less than 8 MB |
| Company Page | 1,512 × 256 px | 5.91:1 | 3 MB |
The minimum in our data, 1,512 × 256 px, is the Company Page minimum. LinkedIn Help gives no minimum for the personal profile cover, so aim for the full recommended size there.
How LinkedIn displays and crops the banner
The cover is a wide strip. It sits behind your profile photo and name area, and LinkedIn may trim it horizontally or vertically depending on the screen and layout. The platform does not publish exact crop numbers for desktop versus mobile, so do not rely on a specific pixel margin.
For Company Pages, LinkedIn’s guidance is: Keep key details away from the edges, especially the lower-right corner; the cover may be trimmed horizontally or vertically.
Because the personal profile photo usually overlaps part of the cover, treat the area near that overlap as risky for text or logos. Always view your result on both a computer and a phone after uploading.
Safe zone and where to keep text
There is no official pixel safe zone for either cover. LinkedIn only gives general advice: avoid the edges and the lower-right corner, and keep important information centered.
A practical approach:
- Put your headline, logo or tagline near the center.
- Leave generous empty space around the edges.
- Keep text short and large. A very wide, thin banner shrinks small text on phones.
- Use the background for texture, color or a photo, not for critical details.
- Check the upload preview before you save, and adjust if anything is clipped.
How to resize an image to the LinkedIn banner size
You can do this with the free Social Media Image Resizer on this page, right in your browser.
- Open the resizer tool on this page.
- Add your image from your device.
- Choose the LinkedIn banner preset, personal profile or Company Page, or enter the size from the table.
- Position the image so the important part sits in the center of the frame.
- Export as JPG, PNG.
- Check the file against the limit: Less than 8 MB for profiles or 3 MB for company images.
- Upload it in LinkedIn through the edit option on your profile or Page. Menus can differ by app version, so look for the pencil or camera icon on the cover.
If the file is too large, export as JPG or lower the quality a little. Photos usually compress well as JPG, while flat graphics and text often look cleaner as PNG.
Common mistakes
- Using one size for both covers. A profile cover and a Company Page cover have different ratios. Resize separately.
- Trusting outdated sizes. Old guides quote figures LinkedIn Help no longer treats as current. Use the values in the table.
- Putting text near the edges or lower-right corner. That is where trimming and overlap happen.
- Ignoring the profile photo overlap. Your face or logo can cover part of the banner on a personal profile.
- Uploading a small image and stretching it. Start from a file at least as large as the target size, or it will look soft.
- Skipping the mobile check. Fine print becomes unreadable on a phone.
- Exceeding the file limit. Uploads can fail if the file is too heavy, so check the size before you upload.
Planning a matching set of visuals
If you also keep other social profiles, matching the look across them helps people recognize you. See our guides for the YouTube banner size, the Facebook cover photo size and the X (Twitter) header size. Each platform crops differently, so resize per platform rather than reusing one file.