LinkedIn Social Image Sizes 2019

LinkedIn profile picture size: 400 x 400 px

Once again, your profile picture will be seen more than anything else on LinkedIn. From your posts to your profile page to search results, its what people will see first when they come across you on the site.

There’s never hard and fast rules here, but to nail the LinkedIn look, go for something more professional than your average Facebook one.

Guidelines

• Images smaller than 400×400 work, but risk being cropped/pixelated
• The image will be cropped into a circle
• LinkedIn lets you do some zooming and cropping when you choose your photo too

LinkedIn background header image size: 1584 x 396 px

Here we have a massive space for an image on your profile page. It goes right at the top so it’s some prime real estate to put across what you’re giving out.

This can be a great place to show off some work if you’re a designer for example. If not, avoid filling it with text as a secondary resume. Just stick a nice photo of the countryside in and you’ll be fine.

Guidelines

• Remember your profile picture will poke through from below
• Also keep in when choosing something mind the image comes out pretty thin

LinkedIn company profile picture size: 300 x 300 px

Your company profile picture will leads your brand’s way on the platform. It’s generally just filled out with your logo.

This is probably the best approach for a platform like LinkedIn, but if you feel like trying something different, go ahead.

Guidelines

• Come out slightly smaller than the personal profile at 300 x 300 px.
• The image will be a square or cropped to a circle depending on where it appears on the site.
• If you include text, make sure it’s actually legible.

LinkedIn Square Company Profile Picture: 300 x 300 px

This will pop up any time your company appears in a search query, so it’s obviously good to get it right.

Ultimately it just pulls the picture from your company page, so you just need to follow the same guidelines and sizes found above.

LinkedIn company cover image size: 1536 x 768 px

This image sits at the top of a LinkedIn company page, partially obscured by the profile picture and company info.

Very thin and mostly hidden, it’s an odd cover image, but there you go.

Guidelines

• Minimum of 1192 x 200 px
• Keep the fact a lot of it will be obscured in mind

LinkedIn hero image size: 1128 x 376 px

This hero image refers to the ‘Life” tab company pages have when they signed up for the platform’s paid recruitment service.

It’s used to show off a company’s culture in order to attract recruits, so if you’re getting one set up it’s best to aim for fun and happiness rather than grey suits and briefcases.

Guidelines

• Aspect ratio of 3:1
• Only applies if you have the Life tab on your company page