Your LinkedIn background banner is prime real estate. It's the first large visual element visitors see when they land on your profile, and most people leave it as the default blue gradient. Getting yours right takes less than an hour and makes a meaningful difference to first impressions.
LinkedIn personal profile banner size
The LinkedIn profile background banner (the large image behind your profile photo) has these official dimensions:
- Recommended size: 1584 × 396 px
- Aspect ratio: 4:1
- Maximum file size: 8 MB
- Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF
On desktop, the banner displays at the full 1584 × 396 px width. On mobile, LinkedIn crops the banner to fit a narrower viewport, cutting from the left and right edges. Keep your key content — taglines, contact info, portfolio URLs — in the center two-thirds of the image to ensure they survive mobile cropping.
LinkedIn profile photo size
Your profile photo displays as a circle overlaid on the bottom-left of your banner. The recommended specs:
- Size: 400 × 400 px minimum; 7680 × 4320 px maximum
- File size limit: 8 MB
- Format: JPEG or PNG
LinkedIn displays the photo at 200 × 200 px in profile views and 48 × 48 px in feed posts. Upload at 400 × 400 px or larger to ensure sharpness across all placements.
LinkedIn company page banner size
Company pages have a separate cover image with different dimensions than personal profiles:
- Recommended size: 1128 × 191 px
- Aspect ratio: approximately 6:1
- Maximum file size: 4 MB
Company page headers are narrower and more horizontally elongated than personal profile banners. Keep text near the center and above the midline, as the bottom portion is partially overlapped by the company logo and page information.
LinkedIn article cover image size
LinkedIn articles (long-form posts) support a cover image at the top. Recommended size: 1200 × 627 px at a 1.91:1 ratio — the same as Facebook's link preview and Google's recommended OG image size. PNG or JPEG both work.
Safe zone: avoiding the cropping trap
The most common mistake is placing a logo or important text in the bottom-left corner of your personal profile banner. On desktop, your profile photo overlaps this area. On mobile, the entire left side may be cropped. Design your banner with a mental "safe zone" of the center 50% of the image — anything outside that zone might be hidden on some devices.
Design tips for an effective LinkedIn banner
- Use a clean, professional color scheme that complements your profile photo background.
- Include your job title, industry, or a short value proposition as text overlay.
- Add a website URL or LinkedIn QR code if you want profile visitors to take action.
- Avoid overly busy backgrounds — they compete with your profile photo.
Preparing your banner image
Resize your banner to exactly 1584 × 396 px using our Image Resizer, then compress it to under 2 MB with our Image Compressor before uploading. LinkedIn recompresses uploaded images, so keeping your original file clean ensures the final result looks as sharp as possible.