LinkedIn Banner Size in 2026: Exact Cover Photo Dimensions + How to Preview Before You Post

If you've ever uploaded a new LinkedIn banner only to see it blurry, stretched, or cropped oddly behind your profile photo, the issue is almost always the wrong dimensions. LinkedIn has one official pixel size for personal profile banners and a different one for Company Pages, and getting either wrong is the fastest way to look unpolished on the platform recruiters and clients check first. Here's the exact LinkedIn banner size to use, why banners go blurry, and how to preview yours before you publish.

Quick answer: LinkedIn banner size in 2026

The correct LinkedIn banner size (also called the background photo or cover photo) for a personal profile is 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 aspect ratio, saved as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB. If you manage a LinkedIn Company Page, the banner is a different size: 1128 x 191 pixels. Upload an image smaller than the minimum (1192 x 220 px) and LinkedIn will stretch it, which is the most common reason banners look blurry or pixelated on desktop.

LinkedIn banner dimensions at a glance

• Personal profile banner: 1584 x 396 px (4:1 ratio)
• Minimum accepted size: 1192 x 220 px (avoid — causes upscaling and blur)
• Company Page banner: 1128 x 191 px (~6:1 ratio)
• File types: JPG or PNG
• Max file size: 8 MB
• Safe zone: keep text and logos out of the bottom-left corner, where your profile photo and name overlap the banner

These are the same specs LinkedIn's official help center recommends, so designing to 1584 x 396 px from the start is the safest way to avoid a stretched or cropped result.

Why your LinkedIn banner looks blurry or cropped

Most blurry banners come down to one of three mistakes: uploading an image smaller than 1584 x 396 px and letting LinkedIn scale it up, exporting at low JPG quality, or designing on a canvas with the wrong aspect ratio and letting LinkedIn auto-crop the sides. Because your profile photo sits on top of the bottom-left of the banner, any text or logo placed there will be partially covered — leave that corner clear and keep key messaging centered or right-aligned.

LinkedIn also renders the banner slightly differently across desktop and mobile widths, so an image that looks perfect on your laptop can crop unexpectedly on a phone.

How to resize and preview your LinkedIn banner before you post

Once you have a properly sized image, don't publish blind — LinkedIn doesn't show you a true preview while editing, so it's easy to miss a bad crop or an overlap with your profile photo. Here's the fastest workflow:

1. Design or export your banner at exactly 1584 x 396 px (or 1128 x 191 px for a Company Page).
2. Keep important text, logos, or faces out of the bottom-left ~150px, where your profile photo sits.
3. Save as a high-quality JPG or PNG under 8 MB.
4. Use a LinkedIn profile and banner preview tool like Social Previewing to see exactly how the banner will look next to your profile photo, name, and headline — on both desktop and mobile — before you upload anything.
5. Adjust and re-check until the crop, text placement, and contrast all look right.

This preview-before-you-publish step is exactly why Social Previewing exists: it renders your profile picture and cover/banner images the way they'll actually appear across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok, so you catch a bad crop before it's live instead of after.

LinkedIn banner size FAQs

Is the banner size different for a Company Page? Yes — personal profiles use 1584 x 396 px, while Company Pages use a narrower 1128 x 191 px banner. Using a personal-profile-sized image on a Company Page (or vice versa) will result in an off-center crop.

Can I upload a smaller image and let LinkedIn scale it? You can go as small as 1192 x 220 px, but anything below the recommended 1584 x 396 px gets stretched to fit, which is what causes soft, pixelated banners on larger screens.

Does the banner look the same on mobile? Not exactly — LinkedIn crops the banner differently depending on screen width, so a layout that looks centered on desktop can shift on mobile. Previewing on both is the only way to be sure.

LinkedIn banner size checklist

• ☐ Image is 1584 x 396 px (personal) or 1128 x 191 px (Company Page)
• ☐ File is JPG or PNG and under 8 MB
• ☐ No critical text/logo in the bottom-left safe zone
• ☐ Image previewed against your profile photo before publishing
• ☐ Checked on both desktop and mobile widths

Getting your LinkedIn banner size right, every time

Getting your LinkedIn banner size right is a five-minute fix once you know the numbers: 1584 x 396 px for a personal profile, 1128 x 191 px for a Company Page, both under 8 MB. The bigger win is checking the crop and safe zone before you publish rather than after — a quick preview catches the blurry upload, the awkward text placement, or the logo hidden behind your profile photo. If you're also refreshing your headshot at the same time, pair this with our guide on the LinkedIn profile picture viewer, or browse LinkedIn cover photo ideas for inspiration. And if you manage banners across more than one platform, our Facebook cover photo size guide and X (Twitter) header size guide cover the same exact-dimensions-plus-preview approach. Try Social Previewing to check your LinkedIn banner and profile photo together before you go live.