LinkedIn Banner Size (1584 × 396) and How to Make One
The LinkedIn profile banner is 1584 × 396 pixels. Here’s how to turn a photo into one that isn’t awkwardly cropped on phones or hidden by your profile picture.
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The LinkedIn profile banner — the background photo at the top of your profile — is 1584 × 396 pixels, a long 4:1 strip. To make one from any photo, open the Social Media Image Resizer, add the image, tick LinkedIn · Profile banner, use Crop to fill and click the photo to choose which band of it to keep, then download and upload it on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn image sizes
| Image | Size in pixels | Shape |
|---|---|---|
| Profile banner (background photo) | 1584 × 396 | 4:1 |
| Company page cover | 1128 × 191 | about 6:1 |
| Shared image in a post | 1200 × 627 | about 1.91:1 |
| Profile picture | 400 × 400 or larger | 1:1, shown as a circle |
All four are built into the Social Media Image Resizer, so you can make matching versions at once.
Make your banner step by step
- Choose a wide photo — a landscape, a city skyline, your workplace, a clean texture, or a branded graphic.
- Open the Social Media Image Resizer and add it.
- Tick LinkedIn · Profile banner.
- Choose Crop to fill and click the part of the photo that should stay in view — a 4:1 strip is very thin, so most of a normal photo is trimmed away.
- Download, then on LinkedIn open your profile, click the camera icon on the banner, and upload it.
To add a line of text — your role, a tagline, a website — open the result in Add Text to Image before uploading.
Watch the hidden areas
Your profile picture overlaps the banner, and the overlap moves between desktop and phone:
- On desktop, the round profile photo covers part of the lower-left of the banner.
- On phones, the banner is shown narrower, so its left and right edges are cropped, and the profile photo sits over its centre-left.
So:
- Keep text and logos in the right-centre area, away from the bottom-left and the far edges.
- Don't put anything important in the bottom quarter on the left.
- Check on your phone after uploading, and adjust the crop if something important is hidden.
Banner ideas that work
- A wide photo with lots of calm space — sky, sea, a blurred office — looks professional and never clashes with the profile picture.
- Brand colours with a short tagline on the right: "Helping small businesses grow online".
- Your work in action — a stage, a workshop, a product line — cropped to a strip.
- Simple and readable over clever: the banner is seen at a glance.
Matching profile picture
A clear, well-lit headshot cropped to a square is what LinkedIn needs; it's displayed as a circle. The Round Image Crop tool shows exactly how it will look in a circle, so you can centre your face properly.
Common problems
"My banner looks blurry"
The photo was too small for a 1584-pixel-wide image and got stretched. Start with a photo at least 1600 pixels wide.
"LinkedIn cropped my design"
The image wasn't 4:1. Resize it to exactly 1584 × 396 so LinkedIn doesn't crop it again, and check the mobile view.
"The file won't upload"
LinkedIn accepts JPG, PNG and GIF banners up to 8 MB. Save as JPG if your file is larger.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the same image for the company page?
Company pages use a different, even narrower cover (1128 × 191). Tick both sizes in the resizer and crop each version.
Is my photo uploaded to iPixHub?
No. Everything happens in your browser.