Posting to Instagram – Images and Aspect Ratios

Have you ever been frustrated for not being able to publish your image to Instagram because of an incorrect aspect ratio? Cheer up now, here’s a short guide to help you.

Instagram Image Sizes for 2022

① Instagram Ad (single image or carousel): 1080 x 1080 px

② Instagram Post: 1080 x 1080 px (1:1 ratio)

③ Instagram Profile Photo: 360 x 360 px

④ Instagram Landscape Photo: 1080 x 608 px (1.91:1 ratio)

⑤ Instagram Portrait: 1080 x 1350 px (4:5 ratio)

⑥ Instagram Story: 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 ratio)

⑦ IGTV Cover Photo: 420 x 654 (1:1.55 ratio)

Source

☝️ If you have a photo that’s ready to go but has the wrong size, you can quickly resize it using any of these free online tools:

Canva (free trial) – how to resize 

Pixlr e how to resize  

Fotor – how to resize

Picmonkey (free trial) how to resize

We also have a cropping tool right inside of Ninja Social, if that will suit your needs.  After adding your image to a post, hover over it & click the “Edit Image” icon in the bottom right.  From there, use the Crop or Resize option to adjust your image.

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Updated on May 19, 2023

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