Facebook Cover Photo Size 2026: Safe Zones for Desktop and Mobile
Facebook cover photo size in 2026: 851 x 315 upload, 16:9 desktop, 2.4:1 mobile, plus the 640 x 312 safe zone I actually design to.
I design Facebook Page covers to 851 x 315 pixels in 2026, because that’s what Facebook’s Help Center still lists (sRGB JPG, under 100 KB for a fast load). Help also says the computer cover left-aligns at 16:9 and the mobile cover left-aligns at 2.4:1, minimum 400 x 150. Buffer still prints mobile as 640 x 360. Hootsuite still prints the cover at 851 x 315. Snappa and Canva’s Facebook size wiki rank beside Help with crop diagrams. I put the logo in the center so both crops keep it.
TL;DR
- Upload: 851 x 315 (or 1640 x 624 at 2x), sRGB JPG under 100 KB
- Computer (Help): 16:9 full bleed
- Mobile (Help): 2.4:1, profile overlaps ~40 px
- Safe zone: keep the logo in the center
What Facebook cover photo size should I use in 2026?
851 x 315 pixels for a Page cover. That’s the Help Center number. It loads fastest as an sRGB JPG under 100 KB. Help’s computer crop is a 16:9 full-bleed strip. Help’s mobile crop is 2.4:1. I still sometimes export 1640 x 624 (exactly 2x) when the cover has a photo that banding would wreck. I never upload a 4:5 Instagram still and hope.
| Cover | Pixels | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Help Center upload | 851 x 315 | Official Page cover, sRGB JPG under 100 KB |
| Computer (Help) | 16:9, min 400 x 150 | Left-aligned full bleed |
| Mobile (Help) | 2.4:1, min 400 x 150 | Profile photo overlaps ~40 px |
| Mobile (Buffer) | 640 x 360 | What Buffer still prints for phones |
| 2x upload I use | 1640 x 624 | Sharper on dense screens |
| Safe overlap I design to | center ~640 x 312 | Logo lives here |
This page is the cover. It isn’t a Facebook feed-post size guide. Feed stills sit on the social media image size hub.
Is 820 x 312 the size I upload?
No. 820 x 312 is close to the desktop display. I upload 851 x 315 (Help) or 1640 x 624 (2x). If you upload 820 x 312, Facebook may scale it and you lose a few pixels of control.
Why does my Facebook cover look different on mobile?
Desktop is a wide, short strip. Mobile is closer to a taller slice from the middle. Help’s ratios are 16:9 on computer and 2.4:1 on a phone. Facebook keeps the center, throws away roughly 90 pixels from each side of an 851-wide file, and Buffer’s phone crop shows more height (640 x 360 vs ~312). A slogan flush left looks perfect on a laptop and vanishes on a phone.
I check both. If I only check desktop, I ship a broken cover. That’s the Reddit complaint in r/photography too: people Google “Facebook cover size,” upload 851 x 315, then watch the phone eat the sides.
Does a tablet use the desktop crop?
Often it looks closer to desktop than to a phone, but I don’t trust it. I still design to the phone-safe center. A tablet isn’t the device that breaks covers. Phones are.
What’s the Facebook cover safe zone?
The safe zone is the rectangle both crops share: about 640 x 312 pixels in the center. I place:
- Logo
- Location or URL
- One short line of hours
I don’t place:
- Text in the far left or far right
- A face on the edge
- Tiny legal type along the bottom (profile photo and buttons sit near the bottom on a Page)
Help also says the left side of the cover is partially covered by the profile picture, and the mobile profile overlaps the cover by about 40 pixels. That’s why a CTA in the lower-left dies.
How I draw it in Figma
Artboard 851 x 315. A 640 x 312 frame centered. If it doesn’t fit in that frame, it doesn’t go on the cover.
Should I upload 851 x 315 or 1640 x 624?
851 x 315 if the cover is a flat graphic and you care about the 100 KB hint in Help. 1640 x 624 if the cover is a photo and 851 looks crunchy. Both need the same safe zone, just scaled. I don’t upload 4000 x 1480 “for quality.” Facebook will compress it into mush and you will wait on the spinner.
PNG if the logo has hard edges and the file stays small. Help says PNG can look better for logos or text. JPG otherwise.
Will a 100 KB JPG look okay?
For a flat graphic with a logo, yes. That’s why Help mentions 100 KB. For a photograph of a storefront, 100 KB can band the sky. Then I use 1640 x 624 and let the file sit around 200 to 400 KB. I still avoid multi-megabyte PNGs.
What size is a Facebook Page profile picture?
I upload 1080 x 1080. Facebook Help says a Page profile picture displays at 176 x 176 on computers, 196 x 196 on smartphones, and 36 x 36 on most feature phones, cropped to a circle. Help recommends 320 x 320 for best quality. Hootsuite still prints 196 x 196. A 170 px upload looks soft next to a retina cover. The circle eats corners, so I crop the mark tight.
What’s the cover size for a personal Facebook profile?
Personal profile covers use the same wide strip idea, 851 x 315 upload, with a different overlap because your profile photo sits lower-left. I still keep text out of the left side and out of the mobile side crop. I don’t reuse a Page cover with a CTA that sits under where a personal avatar lands. Help’s related articles cover changing a personal cover separately from a Page cover. Same pixels. Different overlap.
What size should a Facebook event cover be?
1920 x 1005 pixels (about 1.91:1). That’s a landscape video-thumb shape, not 851 x 315. Creatorflow and Buffer both print 1920 x 1005 for events. If I drop a Page cover onto an event, it looks like a ribbon in a big empty frame. Mobile event views crop toward the center, so I keep the title in the middle, not in the corners.
Do event covers crop on mobile too?
Yes. I keep the event name in the center 70 percent. Dates on the far right disappear on a phone. I put the date in the event fields, not only on the art.
What size should a Facebook group cover be?
I treat group covers like Page covers for the safe-zone habit: logo in the center, no important type on the far sides. Buffer lists group covers at 1640 x 856 (about 1.92:1), which is not 851 x 315. Events are 1920 x 1005. Groups don’t have a profile photo overlapping the cover the way Pages do.
| Placement | Pixels I export |
|---|---|
| Page cover | 851 x 315 or 1640 x 624 |
| Personal cover | 851 x 315 |
| Event cover | 1920 x 1005 |
| Group cover | 1640 x 856 (Buffer) |
| Page profile photo | 1080 x 1080 |
Where do I put my logo so it doesn’t get cropped?
Center, inside 640 x 312. Not the lower-left (profile photo). Not the lower-right (Page buttons). Not a vertical 1080 x 1920 Story file with the logo at the top. I’ve been sent all three. All three fail.
If the brand mark is wide, I use the icon version on Facebook and save the full wordmark for a website header.
Why does my cover look blurry after I upload it?
Usually the file was small, already compressed, or the wrong ratio so Facebook scaled it. I export a clean 851 x 315 (or 1640 x 624) sRGB JPG, quality around 80, under 100 KB when I can. A 2 MB PNG of a sunset isn’t “higher quality” after Facebook is done with it. It’s just slower.
If the blur is only on mobile, the crop may be showing a part of the photo that was out of focus. Reposition. Don’t sharpen the whole file into crunch.
Can I use the same cover on Instagram and Facebook?
Not the same file. Instagram doesn’t have this 851 x 315 Page cover. Instagram highlights and profile photos are different jobs, listed on Instagram image sizes. LinkedIn banners are also a wide strip, but 1584 x 396, so I still don’t stretch a Facebook cover to LinkedIn. That crop is on LinkedIn image sizes.
A 1080 x 1350 feed post isn’t a cover. I’ll say it again because that’s the file people attach in email.
Does Facebook Help still say 851 x 315 for both desktop and mobile?
Yes. The upload that “loads fastest” is still 851 x 315, sRGB JPG, under 100 KB, for both computer and mobile in Facebook Help. The display ratio changes: 16:9 on computer, 2.4:1 on a phone. Cheat sheets (Buffer, Hootsuite, Snappa, Canva) still quote 640 x 360 or 851 x 315 as the phone crop. I design to Help’s upload, then I check a phone.
How do I check the cover on desktop and phone before I publish?
I upload, then I open the Page on a laptop and on my phone (not a resized browser window). I look for:
- Logo intact on the phone
- No text under the profile circle
- No white edges from a wrong ratio
- File actually replaced (hard refresh if the old cover sticks)
Can I preview a cover without publishing it?
On a Page you can upload and look, then change it again. I still screenshot desktop and phone before I tell the client it’s live. Facebook’s composer isn’t a pixel-perfect preview of every phone.
If you also need every other platform’s box, use the social media image size hub. If you’re comparing this crop to a YouTube channel art strip, that’s a different canvas on the YouTube thumbnail and Shorts page.
Frequently asked questions
What Facebook cover photo size should I use in 2026?
Meta's Help Center still lists 851 x 315 pixels, sRGB JPG, under 100 KB for a fast Page cover. I often upload 1640 x 624 (2x) and keep the logo in the center 640 x 312 so mobile does not crop it.
Why does my Facebook cover look different on mobile?
Help says the computer cover left-aligns at 16:9 and the mobile cover left-aligns at 2.4:1. Buffer still prints mobile as 640 x 360. The sides of a wide cover disappear on a phone.
What's the Facebook cover safe zone?
The overlap both crops share is about 640 x 312 in the center. I put the logo, name, and hours there. Anything in the left or right 90 pixels is desktop-only.
Should I upload 851 x 315 or 1640 x 624?
851 x 315 matches Help. 1640 x 624 is a 2x file that stays sharper on retina screens. Either works if the safe zone is right. A 4k panorama does not.
What size is a Facebook event cover?
1920 x 1005 pixels (about 1.91:1). That is not the Page cover. Do not reuse 851 x 315 for an event.
What size is a Facebook Page profile picture?
Help says it displays at 176 x 176 on computers, 196 x 196 on smartphones, and 36 x 36 on most feature phones, cropped to a circle. Help recommends 320 x 320. I still upload 1080 x 1080.