All Facebook cover dimensions
Verified on 2026-08-10 against Meta Business Help Centre — Page cover photo specifications . Platforms revise these regularly — if another page does not say when it last checked, treat its numbers with suspicion.
| Use | Size | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page cover photo | 1640×856 | 205:107 | displayed differently on desktop and mobile |
| Post image (link preview) | 1200×630 | 40:21 | — |
| Post image (square) | 1200×1200 | 1:1 | — |
| Story | 1080×1920 | 9:16 | — |
| Event cover | 1920×1005 | 128:67 | — |
| Profile photo | 320×320 | 1:1 | displayed as a circle |
Platform limits
| Constraint | Value |
|---|---|
| Accepted formats | JPG and PNG |
| Re-encoding | Yes, and aggressively |
| Minimum cover width | 400 px, but anything below 1200 looks soft |
| Link preview ratio | 1.91:1 — shared with the Open Graph standard |
Why these numbers
Facebook cover photos are unusual in that the same image is displayed at two genuinely different aspect ratios, and no single crop is optimal for both.
On desktop the cover is wide and shallow. On mobile it is noticeably taller relative to its width, so the platform crops the sides rather than letterboxing. That means the left and right edges of your image are visible to desktop visitors and invisible to mobile ones — and the majority of Facebook traffic is mobile.
The practical rule that follows is the same as for every platform with a variable crop: keep anything that must be seen — a logo, a strapline, a face — near the horizontal centre. Content near the edges should be decorative. Designs that place a logo in a corner work on exactly one of the two layouts.
1640 × 856 is the size to work at. It is comfortably above what either layout displays, so both crops are taken from a sharp source, and it is the ratio Meta's own documentation gives.
The separate number worth knowing is 1200 × 630, which is not a Facebook invention at all — it is the Open Graph standard used for link previews across Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, WhatsApp and much else. If you are making an image for a shared link rather than a page cover, that is the one you want, and it will work everywhere rather than only here.
Facebook re-encodes uploads aggressively, more so than most platforms. Uploading a large PNG does not help — it is converted to JPEG regardless. What does help is giving the encoder a clean image already at the target dimensions so it performs one compression pass rather than downscaling first.
Verified on the date shown; Meta changes these specifications regularly and rarely announces it.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Facebook cover photo?
1640 × 856 pixels. Facebook displays it at different aspect ratios on desktop and mobile, cropping the sides on mobile, so working at this size means both crops come from a sharp source. Keep important content near the horizontal centre.
Why does my cover photo look different on my phone?
Because the mobile layout is taller relative to its width and crops the left and right edges rather than letterboxing. There is no setting to control it. Anything near an edge is effectively desktop-only, which matters given how much of Facebook's traffic is mobile.
What is 1200 × 630 for?
Link previews. That 1.91:1 ratio is the Open Graph standard, not a Facebook-specific size, and the same image works for previews on LinkedIn, Slack, WhatsApp and most other platforms. It is a different job from a page cover and needs a different image.
Why does Facebook make my image look worse?
It re-encodes every upload, more aggressively than most platforms, and there is no way to opt out. What you control is the input: an image already at the target dimensions goes through one compression pass, while an oversized one is downscaled first and then compressed, which visibly degrades fine detail and text.
Should I upload JPG or PNG?
JPG for photographs — Facebook converts to JPEG regardless, so a PNG only makes the upload larger. PNG is occasionally worth it for covers that are mostly flat colour with sharp text, where the crisper source survives their compression better.