LinkedIn Banner Size: Exact Dimensions and Safe Zones (2026)
By Sam Cassman · Last verified
What size should a LinkedIn banner be? The personal profile banner is 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 ratio. We checked the current dimensions and, more usefully, where LinkedIn crops them on mobile and hides part of them behind your profile photo. Read on for the exact sizes for personal and company banners, the file limits, and the safe zone to keep your important content inside.
The LinkedIn banner is the widest piece of real estate on your profile, and the easiest to get wrong, because LinkedIn crops it differently on desktop and mobile and hides one corner behind your profile photo. Get the pixel size right first, then design inside the part that actually stays visible.
What size should a LinkedIn banner be?
A personal profile banner (LinkedIn calls it the background photo) should be 1584 x 396 pixels, which is a 4:1 aspect ratio. Upload at that exact size. Anything smaller gets stretched and softened, and anything a different shape gets cropped to fit.
| Asset | Dimensions | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Personal profile banner | 1584 x 396 | 4:1 |
| Company Page banner | 1128 x 191 (upload larger) | ~5.9:1 |
| File format | JPG or PNG | up to 8 MB |
The LinkedIn banner safe zone
The dimensions are the easy part. The reason most banners look broken is the crop.
On desktop the full 4:1 banner shows. On mobile, LinkedIn crops toward the centre, so the far left and right edges are trimmed. On top of that, your profile photo and name sit over the lower-left of the banner on both layouts. So two areas are unreliable: the outer edges (lost on mobile) and the bottom-left (covered by your photo).
The practical rule: keep any text, logo or focal point centred, and clear of the bottom-left corner. Treat the middle band of the image as the only part guaranteed to be seen. This is the single thing competitor pages leave out, and it is worth confirming against your own profile after you upload, on a phone as well as a laptop, because the exact crop shifts when LinkedIn adjusts the layout.
LinkedIn company page banner size
A Company Page banner is a different shape from a personal one. It displays at 1128 x 191 pixels, a much wider and shorter strip. Upload a larger image at the same ratio, for example 4200 x 700, so it stays sharp on high-resolution screens rather than being scaled up from the display size.
Company banners also crop toward the centre on mobile, more aggressively than personal ones, so the same centre-safe rule applies with less margin.
File format and size limits
Banners accept JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB. Choose PNG when the banner contains text, a logo or sharp edges, because JPG compression fuzzes fine detail. Use JPG for a photographic background where the smaller file is worth it. Export at the exact display dimensions rather than uploading something far larger and letting LinkedIn downscale it, since the platform's own re-encoding is harsher than your design tool's.
Every LinkedIn image size
The banner is one of a set. The full LinkedIn image size reference covers feed posts, link previews and carousels, and the LinkedIn character limits cover the text side of the same profile fields, headline and About section included.
Frequently asked questions
- What size should a LinkedIn banner be?
- 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 aspect ratio, for a personal profile background photo. Upload it at that exact size to avoid LinkedIn stretching or cropping it.
- What size is a LinkedIn company page banner?
- It displays at 1128 x 191 pixels. Uploading a larger image at the same ratio, such as 4200 x 700, keeps it sharp on high-resolution screens.
- Where does LinkedIn crop the banner on mobile?
- The banner crops toward the centre on phones, and your profile photo and name sit over the lower-left of it. Keep any text or logo centred and clear of the bottom-left corner.
- What file format should a LinkedIn banner be?
- JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB. PNG is better for banners with text or a logo; JPG is fine for photographs.
Written by
Sam Cassman
Founder, Flypost · Chiang Mai, Thailand
I'm Sam. I built Flypost after watching too many good businesses sit on years of material (blog posts, call transcripts, case studies, half-finished decks) and post almost none of it.
I write everything here myself. When I claim something works on LinkedIn, it's because I tested it first-hand or ran the numbers across our own data. Where I'm working from a small sample, I'll say so. I'd rather be useful than certain.