Resize Photo for Facebook — Free Online Resizer
Quick answer: To resize a photo for Facebook in 2026, use 1200×630 px for posts and link previews (1.91:1), 820×312 px for the desktop cover photo, 170×170 px for the profile picture, 1080×1920 px for Stories and Reels, 1920×1005 px for event covers, and 1200×628 px for ads. ImageGates resizes any image to these exact specs in your browser — no upload, fast online processing, high-quality results.
Resize images to perfect Facebook dimensions — posts, cover photos, profile pictures, Stories, event covers and ads in one place — free to preview, unlock to download.
Facebook image sizes — quick reference
- Post / link preview: 1200 × 630 px (1.91:1)
- Cover photo: 820 × 312 px (desktop)
- Profile photo: 170 × 170 px (Retina 320×320)
- Story / Reel: 1080 × 1920 px (9:16)
- Event cover: 1920 × 1005 px
- Ad image: 1200 × 628 px
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1200px 630px Facebook Post
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| Placement | Desktop size | Mobile render | Ratio |
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| Post / shared image | 1200 × 630 | 1200 × 630 | 1.91:1 |
| Personal cover photo | 820 × 312 | 640 × 360 | 2.63:1 / 1.78:1 |
| Page cover photo | 820 × 312 | 640 × 360 | 2.63:1 |
| Profile picture | 170 × 170 | 128 × 128 | 1:1 (circle) |
| Event cover | 1920 × 1005 | 1080 × 565 | 1.91:1 |
| Story / Reel | 1080 × 1920 | 1080 × 1920 | 9:16 |
| Single-image ad | 1200 × 628 | 1200 × 628 | 1.91:1 |
| Carousel ad card | 1080 × 1080 | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 |
| Group cover | 1640 × 856 | 1080 × 565 | 1.91:1 |
How to resize a photo for Facebook — step by step
Step 1 — Identify the Facebook surface. Personal profile, business Page, Group, Event, Story, Reel, Marketplace listing or paid ad — each has its own pixel target. The biggest mistake page admins make is uploading a 1080 × 1080 square cover; Facebook then center-crops a thin horizontal strip and the rest of the image is wasted.
Step 2 — Source at least 2× the target size. Facebook downsamples for Retina rendering. A 1200 × 630 post looks crispest if your source is at least 2400 × 1260 before resizing. Upscaling small images amplifies Facebook's recompression artifacts.
Step 3 — Pick the matching preset above. ImageGates ships every Facebook size baked in. Click the preset, hit Resize, download the JPEG.
Step 4 — Compress before upload. Facebook reduces every image above ~1 MB. Run your output through our image compressor first — Facebook will still recompress, but pre-optimized files survive the pass much better.
Facebook cover photo — the desktop/mobile trap
Facebook covers display at 820 × 312 on desktop and 640 × 360 on mobile. That is the same height-ratio class but different aspect, which means a single image cannot fill both perfectly. The accepted solution: design at 820 × 312, then keep every important element — logo, tagline, faces — inside the central 640 × 312 safe-zone. The leftmost and rightmost 90 pixels are clipped on mobile.
For maximum impact, place the visual hook left-of-center and the call-to-action right-of-center, both inside the safe-zone. Test by previewing your page on the Facebook iOS and Android apps before going live.
Facebook profile picture — circular crop reality
Facebook crops every profile photo to a perfect circle. A 170 × 170 square upload loses everything outside the inscribed circle — roughly the four corners. Faces, logos and key text must sit dead-center. For brand pages, upload a 320 × 320 logo with the logomark centered on a transparent or brand-color background. Use our background remover if you need a clean transparent backdrop first.
Facebook event cover photo
Event covers display at 1920 × 1005 (1.91:1) on desktop. Facebook overlays the event title, date and host info on the bottom 25% of the image — keep your headline visual inside the top 75% or it will be hidden. The mobile feed crops the cover to 1080 × 565, so design the central 1080 × 850 zone as your hero area.
Facebook ads image optimization
Single-image feed ads, right-column ads and Instant Article ads use 1200 × 628 pixels. Carousel ads use 1080 × 1080 per card. Story ads use 1080 × 1920. Facebook still enforces a soft 20% text-on-image rule via its Image Text Check tool — overlaying more than 20% text reduces ad delivery and pushes up CPM. Resize first, then design text overlays inside the central safe-zone.
After resizing, compress ad images under 200 KB — faster-loading creatives consistently win on Relevance and Engagement Rate Ranking.
How Facebook compresses your images
Facebook applies a custom JPEG re-encode plus chroma subsampling on every upload. The lossy pass is most aggressive on (1) files larger than 1 MB, (2) saturated reds and oranges, and (3) images with sharp text overlays. To minimize visible quality loss:
- Upload at exactly the recommended dimensions (no resize on Facebook's side)
- Use PNG for graphics with crisp text and edges, JPEG at 95% for photos
- Keep files under 1 MB after resize and compression
- Avoid heavy red/orange backgrounds; cool and neutral tones survive better
Best free Facebook image resizer — comparison
ImageGates competes with Canva, Adobe Express, Photoroom and Pixlr. Our edge: fast online processing, high-quality results, no upload, and unlimited batch resize. The whole resize runs locally using the HTML5 Canvas API, which makes the tool safe for client work under NDA, internal campaign assets, and any photo subject to a model release.
Privacy and security
Every Facebook resize runs inside your browser. The image is never transmitted to a server, never logged, and never retained. ImageGates is safe for sensitive Facebook content like unreleased ad creative, Group-private events, and Page covers under embargo.
Image sizes that work on Facebook
You want your post, cover or profile image to display sharply rather than cropped and compressed.
Facebook rescales almost everything you upload, and the closer your file already is to the dimensions it wants, the less damage that rescaling does. Feed images are served around 1200 pixels wide; covers and profile pictures are cropped differently on desktop and mobile, which is the single biggest cause of headings disappearing. The practical rule is to supply the exact size for the placement and keep important content away from the outer edges.
When people use this tool
Feed posts
A correctly sized post image avoids the soft, over-compressed look of an oversized upload.
Page cover images
Covers are cropped differently on phones and computers, so key content belongs in the centre.
Event and advert creative
Promotional placements have their own ratios and text expectations.
Step-by-step
- 1 Choose the placement. Decide whether this is a feed post, a cover, a profile picture or an advert.
- 2 Upload your artwork. Start from the largest clean version you have.
- 3 Resize to the target. The image is fitted to the placement dimensions with its proportions preserved.
- 4 Download and post. Upload the correctly sized file so the platform does less rescaling.
Formats, limits and output
| Feed post | 1200 by 630 pixels for landscape, or 1080 by 1080 for square. |
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| Profile picture | Square, around 500 pixels, displayed inside a circular mask. |
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| Cover image | Roughly 820 by 312 on desktop, cropped tighter on mobile. |
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| Format | JPEG for photographs, PNG where text must stay crisp. |
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Practical tips
- • Keep text within the middle of a cover image so nothing is lost in the mobile crop.
- • Profile pictures are masked into a circle, so leave margin around the face.
- • Upload at the exact placement size rather than larger to reduce platform recompression.
- • Check your post on a phone before promoting it; that is how most people will see it.
More questions about this tool
Why does my cover photo look cropped on mobile?
The mobile layout uses a narrower crop of the same file. Keeping content central avoids losing it.
Why is my uploaded image blurry?
It was rescaled and recompressed. Supplying the exact dimensions reduces that effect considerably.
Is square or landscape better in the feed?
Square occupies more vertical space on a phone; landscape suits link previews and wide photography.
What file size should I use?
Under about 1 MB is plenty at these dimensions and uploads reliably on mobile data.