Instagram post size in 2026
Every Instagram size in pixels, what changed in 2025, and where the app hides your text.
The sizes at a glance
| Format | Ratio | Pixels | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait post | 4:5 | 1080 × 1350 | The most common; the same file works on Facebook and LinkedIn |
| 3:4 post | 3:4 | 1080 × 1440 | The tallest post; shows uncropped in the profile grid |
| Square post | 1:1 | 1080 × 1080 | Works everywhere; smaller in the feed |
| Landscape post | 1.91:1 | 1080 × 566 | Wide photos; the least visible on a phone |
| Carousel | 1:1, 4:5 or 3:4 | Same as a post | Up to 20 images |
| Story | 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | Full screen |
| Reel and its cover | 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | Full screen; the profile grid only shows the center |
| Profile picture | 1:1 | 320 × 320 | Shown as a circle: keep the subject centered |
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Try the toolThe reference width is 1080 pixels. Instagram scales a wider image down to 1080 px and enlarges one narrower than 320 px: uploading it bigger won’t make it sharper.
What changed in 2025
- 3:4 is accepted (1080 × 1440): it’s the shape of most phone photos, and the tallest post in the feed.
- The profile grid switched to 3:4: thumbnails are no longer square.
- A carousel can mix formats: an option keeps each photo’s shape, within Instagram’s limits.
Carousels: watch out for cropping
When you select several images at once, Instagram may crop them all to a square. To keep your 4:5 or 3:4, tap the crop icon on the first image before adding the others. The safest choice: square slides, which nothing crops.
For one photo that continues from slide to slide, see the seamless carousel.
What the profile grid crops
The grid shows each post in 3:4, centered. A 4:5 post loses a thin strip on the left and right; a square loses much more. Only 3:4 shows whole. Keep important text away from the edges.
Hidden or cropped by the appSafe zone for text
Stories and Reels: the hidden zones
At the top, the progress bar and the account name; at the bottom, the caption and the reply field; on the right, in Reels, the column of buttons. Keep your text in the middle area: that is what FeedVisuals does.
Hidden or cropped by the appSafe zone for text
For a Reel cover, put the title in the middle: the profile grid only shows its center, in 3:4.
To post a series of visuals, see also make an Instagram carousel.
Check your visual
Pick an image or a video: you’ll see what the app hides or crops. Nothing is uploaded, it all happens in your browser.
Approximate zones: the interface changes with the phone and the caption length. Lay the overlay on top of your edit, in CapCut or Canva.
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Try the toolFrequently asked questions
What is the best size for an Instagram post?
1080 × 1440 pixels (3:4) if you only post on Instagram: it’s the tallest post, and it shows uncropped in the profile grid. 1080 × 1350 (4:5) if you reuse the visual on LinkedIn: almost as tall, and the same file works there.
What size is an Instagram carousel?
The same as a post: 1080 × 1080, 1080 × 1350 or 1080 × 1440, up to 20 images. Keep the same shape for all of them, and tap the crop icon on the first one before adding the others.
And for one photo spread across several slides?
Multiply the width: 5 slides in 4:5 make 5400 × 1350 pixels, cut into 5 images of 1080 × 1350.
What size is an Instagram story?
1080 × 1920 pixels (9:16). Leave about 200 pixels free at the top and 400 at the bottom to avoid most of what the app covers. For ads, Meta asks for more.
And in inches or centimeters?
A screen image is measured in pixels: only the ratio matters. If your software asks for inches, keep the ratio (8 × 10 in for 4:5, for example) and export at 1080 pixels wide.