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Social Media Size Guide

Correct dimensions for every platform and format. Copy a size, or open a blank design at that size straight in Canva.

Instagram sizes

1:1

Feed post (square)

1080 × 1080px

Works for most posts and reads well in the grid

4:5

Feed post (portrait)

1080 × 1350px

Takes up more screen space in the feed

540:283

Feed post (landscape)

1080 × 566px

Wide compositions and banner-style posts

9:16

Story or Reel

1080 × 1920px

Full-screen vertical. Keep text inside the safe zone

9:16

Highlight cover

1080 × 1920px

Design for a circle crop centred in the frame

1:1

Profile photo

320 × 320px

Shows as a circle. Keep the logo centred

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