LinkedIn Profile Banner Size and Safe Area

These numbers come from LinkedIn Help for personal profile cover images. They describe the file you upload, not necessarily every pixel visible after cropping.

If the banner looks soft after upload, LinkedIn suggests using a larger file or a photo rather than a flat logo graphic. A 2× export (3168×792 px) gives extra pixels for high-density screens without changing the aspect ratio.

The cover sits behind your profile photo in the introduction section. On desktop, the circular photo covers part of the lower-left banner. On mobile, the crop shifts, so the left and center-left are risky for text and logos.

Treat roughly the left third as a calm background zone. Put your name, title or tagline in the right half, vertically centered, where they stay readable when the photo and crop change.

After upload, use LinkedIn's editor to reposition the image if important content sits near an edge. Preview on both a phone and a computer before you share the profile link.

A banner built for your personal profile will not fit a LinkedIn Company Page cover. Pages use a different width and height, with their own file size limit.

LinkedIn's Page image specifications list the Page cover at 1512×256 px (minimum and recommended), PNG or JPEG, with a maximum file size of 3 MB. PiCraft's LinkedIn Banner Maker targets personal profiles at 1584×396 px only.

If you manage a company Page, design or export at 1512×256 px and follow LinkedIn's guidance to keep key details away from edges, especially the lower-right, because covers can trim horizontally or vertically on different devices.

1584×396 px is the practical default: it matches LinkedIn's recommendation and keeps file size manageable. JPG is usually enough for gradients and photos; PNG helps if you need perfectly sharp edges on flat graphics, at the cost of a heavier file.

LinkedIn accepts files up to 8 MB. Staying well under that limit avoids upload failures on slow connections. If compression makes text fuzzy, export at 3168×792 px and upload that version instead.

Do not stretch a square or tall image into 4:1. Crop or redesign at the correct ratio so nothing looks stretched after LinkedIn applies its own crop.

• Important text in the lower-left, where the profile photo covers it on desktop.
• Logos or fine print near the left or right edge, where mobile cropping cuts them off.
• A file much smaller than 1584×396 px, which looks pixelated on large monitors.
• Using a company Page cover (1512×256 px) on a personal profile, or the reverse.
• Busy backgrounds behind small type, which becomes unreadable at phone size.

LinkedIn may temporarily replace your cover with a live video thumbnail when you broadcast LinkedIn Live; the image returns when the stream ends.

The LinkedIn Banner Maker exports 1584×396 px and 3168×792 px JPGs with text placed on the right and the left third kept clear for the profile photo. It does not add your portrait or logo; upload those in LinkedIn separately.

For a matching professional card, see business card size. Creator graphics that pair well with a refreshed profile are covered under creator graphics.