Facebook Image: Looking for the latest Facebook image dimensions infographic? While I do keep my handy social media cheat sheet updated – this one goes in-depth to the many Facebook image sizes you might need!
You’ll find the best variety of Facebook Page sizes covered in this infographic:
Facebook Page cover photo and profile picture.
Facebook Page photo post.
Facebook Page video post.
Facebook Page link images.
Facebook Page ads across desktop and mobile.
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All the sizes you need to optimize your Facebook business page!
Why should you care about Facebook Page image sizes?
Creating highly engaging images for Facebook is no easy task. You work hard to make creative images that send a message about your brand, products and services, or offers.
Before you upload your image, however, ensure that you have created an image that abides by Facebook’s varying recommended upload sizes. It’s difficult to keep track – because Facebook has different requirements for each of its images, including profile pictures, shared links, thumbnails and sponsored posts, for example. Facebook updates its platform regularly. Most recent updates saw changes to the layout of Facebook business pages, image dimensions for event response ads, and the maximum upload size for videos, which is now 4GB. It’s important to ensure that your images meet Facebook’s guidelines for image sizes to prevent your high-quality images from becoming pixelated, and your text from becoming clumsy.
Optimize your Facebook cover photos for desktop and mobile
The sizes on the infographic come directly from Facebook’s recommendations, which are not always ideal, and never optimized for both desktop and mobile.
For image posts, I recommend creating at 1200 pixel square for portability across social networks.
Fortunately the Facebook link share size of 1200 x 628 is also the recommended size for Twitter and LinkedIn, so it works great on all 3. You can also post this size on Instagram!
The infographic provides tips for ensuring your images meet Facebook’s guidelines.
For example, if your link share image is smaller than 474 x 249, it will automatically render as a thumbnail. Also, Facebook will automatically choose the center of your image if you neglect to upload it to the correct dimensions – which could cut off a portion of your image.
The infographic also shares the character limit allowed for text surrounding your posts.
You’ll want to follow the specs on the infographic for Facebook ad sizes. I don’t have additional input on FB ads because I haven’t run any.
Now that you’ve got the Facebook image sizes – what to post?
Although they haven’t discarded it completely, Facebook has changed their 20% rulewhich stated that the text on an ad image shouldn’t make up more than 20% of the image. Facebook even had a grid tool where advertisers can check if their images complied with the 20% rule. The grid tool is not available anymore, and Facebook now uses a classification for the text overlay on images:
Ok
Low
Medium
High
Facebook no longer rejects ad images on the basis of the text they contain. Although this is somewhat good for marketers, Facebook has also stated that, as the amount of text on your image increases, the reach of your ad may be limited. This just means that Facebook prioritizes images with less text.
Check out the infographic to learn more about how your Facebook campaign can be improved using the knowledge of Facebook’s recommended dimensions and image sizes. Save this infographic to Pinterest for quick reference when building your Facebook posts, events, ads, and more.
You’ll find the best variety of Facebook Page sizes covered in this infographic:
Facebook Page cover photo and profile picture.
Facebook Page photo post.
Facebook Page video post.
Facebook Page link images.
Facebook Page ads across desktop and mobile.
Why should you care about Facebook Page image sizes?
Creating highly engaging images for Facebook is no easy task. You work hard to make creative images that send a message about your brand, products and services, or offers.
Before you upload your image, however, ensure that you have created an image that abides by Facebook’s varying recommended upload sizes. It’s difficult to keep track – because Facebook has different requirements for each of its images, including profile pictures, shared links, thumbnails and sponsored posts, for example. Facebook updates its platform regularly. Most recent updates saw changes to the layout of Facebook business pages, image dimensions for event response ads, and the maximum upload size for videos, which is now 4GB. It’s important to ensure that your images meet Facebook’s guidelines for image sizes to prevent your high-quality images from becoming pixelated, and your text from becoming clumsy.
Optimize your Facebook cover photos for desktop and mobile
The sizes on the infographic come directly from Facebook’s recommendations, which are not always ideal, and never optimized for both desktop and mobile.
For image posts, I recommend creating at 1200 pixel square for portability across social networks.
Fortunately the Facebook link share size of 1200 x 628 is also the recommended size for Twitter and LinkedIn, so it works great on all 3. You can also post this size on Instagram!
The infographic provides tips for ensuring your images meet Facebook’s guidelines.
For example, if your link share image is smaller than 474 x 249, it will automatically render as a thumbnail. Also, Facebook will automatically choose the center of your image if you neglect to upload it to the correct dimensions – which could cut off a portion of your image.
The infographic also shares the character limit allowed for text surrounding your posts.
You’ll want to follow the specs on the infographic for Facebook ad sizes. I don’t have additional input on FB ads because I haven’t run any.
Now that you’ve got the Facebook image sizes – what to post?
Although they haven’t discarded it completely, Facebook has changed their 20% rulewhich stated that the text on an ad image shouldn’t make up more than 20% of the image. Facebook even had a grid tool where advertisers can check if their images complied with the 20% rule. The grid tool is not available anymore, and Facebook now uses a classification for the text overlay on images:
Ok
Low
Medium
High
Facebook no longer rejects ad images on the basis of the text they contain. Although this is somewhat good for marketers, Facebook has also stated that, as the amount of text on your image increases, the reach of your ad may be limited. This just means that Facebook prioritizes images with less text.
Check out the infographic to learn more about how your Facebook campaign can be improved using the knowledge of Facebook’s recommended dimensions and image sizes. Save this infographic to Pinterest for quick reference when building your Facebook posts, events, ads, and more.
Check out my always-updated social media cheat sheet!
If you’d like an easy-to-follow cheat sheet for all the major social platforms:
Social Media Cheat Sheet 2018: Must-Have Image Sizes!
It’s updated as soon as I hear of changes, which is generally at least 3 times a year.
Hope you enjoy this new Facebook image dimensions infographic!
If you’d like an easy-to-follow cheat sheet for all the major social platforms:
Social Media Cheat Sheet 2018: Must-Have Image Sizes!
It’s updated as soon as I hear of changes, which is generally at least 3 times a year.
Hope you enjoy this new Facebook image dimensions infographic!
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