LinkedIn banner size in 2026: 1584 x 396 for profiles, 1512 x 256 for company pages, and the profile-photo overlap
The LinkedIn banner size for a personal profile is 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 image uploaded as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB; LinkedIn's help page adds that a banner which looks blurry needs a larger file and that photographs look better than images with logos (linkedin.com/help, "Add or change the background photo on your profile", checked September 2026). Company pages use a different frame: LinkedIn recommends 1512 x 256 pixels for the page cover image, as PNG or JPEG under 3 MB (linkedin.com/help, page image sizes, checked September 2026). This guide covers both, the profile-photo overlap that eats the left side of the personal banner, and how to make one that stays sharp.
What is the LinkedIn profile banner size?
1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 ratio, as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB, per LinkedIn's help page in September 2026; a banner that appears blurry needs a larger file, and LinkedIn notes that photos look better than logo graphics.
| Surface | LinkedIn's figure (checked Sept 2026) | Format and limit |
|---|---|---|
| Personal profile background photo | 1584 x 396 pixels (recommended) | JPG or PNG, under 8 MB |
| Company page cover image | 1512 x 256 pixels (minimum and recommended) | PNG or JPEG, under 3 MB |
Sources: LinkedIn Help, profile background photo and page image sizes.
The two frames have different shapes: 4:1 for the profile and roughly 5.9:1 for the company page. An image made for one is cropped on the other, so make two exports rather than reusing one file.
Where does the profile photo overlap the banner?
On a personal profile the circular profile photo sits over the bottom-left of the banner, and the name and headline sit below it, so the bottom-left area of the background photo is partly covered on every layout. LinkedIn does not publish the overlap in pixels, and the exact position shifts between the desktop layout and the app. The rule that survives both: keep text, logos and faces in the right two-thirds of the banner and in the upper 60% of its height, and treat the bottom-left as background. On phones the banner is shown narrower and shorter, which trims the far left and right edges, so the most important element belongs just right of centre.
The aspect ratio resizer and safe-zone preview crops a candidate image to wide ratios in the browser so you can see what a narrower phone crop removes, and the social media sizes reference lists the current pixel targets per placement.
How do you keep a LinkedIn banner from looking blurry?
LinkedIn's own note says to choose an image with a larger file size, which means two things in practice: export at the full 1584 x 396 or larger at the same 4:1 ratio (3168 x 792 scales down cleanly), and export as a high-quality file rather than a compressed thumbnail. A 1584 x 396 JPG at quality 90 is typically under 500 KB, far inside the 8 MB limit, so there is no reason to compress harder. LinkedIn's advice that photographs look better than logo graphics is about compression too: flat logo art with hard edges shows JPG artefacts, so export logo-heavy banners as PNG.
How do you make a LinkedIn banner with AI?
- Decide what the banner says in one line: a role, an offer, a proof point. The name and headline are already printed underneath, so the banner should not repeat them.
- Generate a wide background in the AI image generator at 16:9 and crop to 4:1, describing a calm right side ("soft-focus workspace, the right two-thirds plain and low-contrast") so the text area is clean.
- Add the line of text in an editor, in the right two-thirds, at least 60 pixels tall on the 1584-wide canvas so it survives the phone crop.
- Match the profile photo: pull two colours from the banner with the colour palette extractor and use one as the photo's background so the two read as a set.
- Export twice if you manage a company page: 1584 x 396 for the profile and 1512 x 256 for the page, then verify each file's dimensions and size with the image metadata viewer.
Product and founder profiles that want a photograph rather than a graphic can generate a styled product scene with the workflow in the AI product photography guide; the same generated scene, cropped differently, also serves as a Facebook cover or a YouTube banner.
Publishing on more than one platform? The sizing rules for other surfaces are in Twitch banner size, Discord banner size, Album cover size, resizing a photo for Instagram without cropping, and 21.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size is a LinkedIn banner in 2026?
1584 x 396 pixels for a personal profile background photo, as a JPG or PNG under 8 MB, per LinkedIn's help page checked in September 2026. Company page covers are 1512 x 256 pixels under 3 MB.
What is the LinkedIn company page cover size?
1512 x 256 pixels, which LinkedIn lists as both the minimum and the recommended size, as PNG or JPEG under 3 MB. It is a much wider strip than the personal banner, so make a separate export.
Why does my LinkedIn banner look blurry?
LinkedIn's help page says to choose an image with a larger file size. Export at the full 1584 x 396 (or 3168 x 792) as a high-quality JPG or PNG rather than a small, heavily compressed file.
Where should I put text on a LinkedIn banner?
In the right two-thirds and the upper part of the frame. The profile photo overlaps the bottom-left, and phone layouts trim the edges, so the centre-right is the area visible everywhere.
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