{"id":2713,"date":"2017-06-14T16:11:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T23:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2017-06-14T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T23:13:49","slug":"the-2017-social-media-image-video-size-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=2713","title":{"rendered":"The 2017 Social Media Image &#038; Video Size Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we have learned, sharing photos and video are an integral part of your success in marketing on social media.<br \/>\nSizing images correctly in each platform is crucial for the images to appear the way you want them across different platforms and devices.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at a detailed guide on social media image sizes. This infographic is a valuable resource to keep on-hand for the next time you\u2019re designing or selecting visual content for your social channels. <span style=\"color: #eb8109;\"><strong>At the end, there is a quick reference list of essential social media image dimensions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Note: This data however changes periodically. As of June, 2017, this information is current.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2714\" src=\"http:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017_social-media-size-Info.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"6150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Quick Reference<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All dimensions below are in pixels, width x height.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cover image: 828 x 315<br \/>\nProfile image: \u2265180 x 180<br \/>\nShared image: 1200 x 900<br \/>\nShared link preview image: 1200 x 628<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Profile image: 110 x 110<br \/>\nImage thumbnail: 161 x 161<br \/>\nShared images: 1080 x 1080<br \/>\nShared videos: 1080 pixels wide<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Twitter<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Header image: 1500 x 500<br \/>\nProfile image: 400 x 400<br \/>\nTimeline image: 506 x 253<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Channel cover images: Varies by viewing platform<br \/>\nChannel icon: 800 x 800<br \/>\nVideo thumbnail: 1280 x 720<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Pinterest Image Sizes<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Profile image: 180 x 180<br \/>\nBoard cover image: 214 x 100<br \/>\nPin preview: 238 pixels wide<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Google+<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Profile image: 250 x 250<br \/>\nCover image: 1080 x 608<br \/>\nShared image: 506 pixels wide<br \/>\nShared video: \u2265506 x 284<br \/>\nShared link image thumbnail: 150 x 150<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Banner image: 1850 x 200<br \/>\nProfile image: 400 x 400<br \/>\nCover image: 1536 x 768<br \/>\nShared image: 350 pixels wide<br \/>\nShared link preview: 180 x 110<br \/>\nLogo image: 400 x 400<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tumblr<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Profile image: 128 x 128<br \/>\nImage post: 500 x 750 | 1280 x 1920 maximum<br \/>\nSnapchat<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Flickr<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Cover Image: 851 x 315<br \/>\nProfile: 2048 x 492<br \/>\nShared image: unlimited<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Periscope<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Profile image: 400 x 400<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Images courtesy: www.spredfast.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Quick Reference courtesy: www.hubspot.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we have learned, sharing photos and video are an integral part of your success in marketing on social media. 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