Instagram Picture Size report

Instagram is a social media for sharing photos and videos in a fast and fun way. It offers many content options, from posts to stories, to IGTV videos and real-time videos. For each type of content, different image guidelines need to be followed.

Gone are the days when Instagram users could only post photos in squares. The development of the world's most popular social media application has also increased the allowed photo size. You can still post pictures in the classic square size, but you can also post almost full-length photos in vertical and horizontal formats.

While the picture size allowance is larger than ever with today's Instagram, there are still restrictions on photo sizes. In this article, you will find information about the current Instagram image size guidelines and ensure that your content is being posted in the best format possible.

Instagram image size by post types

Unless you're capturing and posting content directly with the in-app camera, it's helpful to understand the different size requirements for Instagram. Keep in mind that there are different requirements for various posting formats.

At a standard width of 1080 pixels, Instagram keeps your photo its original size, as long as its height is between 566 and 1350 pixels. If your photo is less than 320 pixels wide, it'll be stretched. If it's more than 1080 pixels wide, it'll be shrunk down. Because Instagram has various post types, there is not a single best image size. Here's a breakdown of ideal image sizes for every kind of post.

• Instagram Square Post: 1080 x 1080 px (1:1 ratio)
• Instagram Profile Photo: 360 x 360 px
• Instagram Landscape Photo: 1080 x 608 px (1.91:1 ratio)
• Instagram Portrait: 1080 x 1350 px (4:5 ratio)
• Instagram Story: 1080 x 1920 px (9:16 ratio)
• IGTV Cover Photo: 420 x 654 px (1:1.55 ratio)

Instagram Photos Sizes

Dimensions of Instagram posts now range from 16:9 to 4:5.

1. Horizontal Posts (16:9): While Instagram recommends a post ratio of 1.91:1, you can go as far as 16:9. In any case, we recommend you make the height of your horizontal photo at least 1080px.
2. Square Posts (1:1): Although Instagram supports horizontal and vertical photos, square posts continue to be a popular choice on Instagram. We recommend making your square photos 1080px by 1080px in size.
3. Vertical Posts (4:5): 1080 x 1350 px in size. Your vertical photos should have an aspect ratio of 4:5. Anything longer like 4:6 or 4:7, and Instagram will crop your post.

Instagram Stories Sizes

Whether you're posting a photo, graphic, or video to your Story, it'll take up the whole mobile screen. The recommended size is 1080 x 1920 pixels or any 9:16 proportion. If you're planning to add a video to your Instagram Story, it will look just right if you shoot it in a vertical format, holding your phone upright.

• Square: 1080 x 1080 px (1:1)
• Landscape/horizontal: 1080 x 566 px (16:9)

• Portrait/vertical: 1080 x 1920 px (9:16)

IGTV Size

Ideal Cover Photo Size: 420px x 654px, with 1:1.55 ratio.

• Portrait/vertical video: 1080 x 1920px (9:16)
• Landscape/horizontal video: 1080 x 566 px (16:9)

Make sure your videos are no larger than 4 GB, and video posts can be up to 60 seconds long.

How to optimize Instagram photo size

No one has endless time to modify their pictures and change the size and aspect ratio every time they upload an image to Instagram. You can achieve this goal in many ways without too much effort. You can use photo editing tools to edit the picture to make it suitable for Instagram, or you can just let Instagram do it for you. There are methods of uploading images to Instagram with the perfect size.

Tools

• Luminar AI: It can enhance photo quality. If your image is the right size but needs some tweaking or editing, use it to improve your photo.
• Squash: Compress photos with Squash. It will help avoid Instagram lowering the quality of high-resolution images.
• Adob​​e Spark: You can easily modify it for any social network by using Adobe Spark’s handy resize feature.
• InPic: This is one of the best and highest-rated Instagram photo editors. You can resize images without cropping. It is particularly suitable for creating square Instagram pictures without cutting the original picture.
  

Resize photos on The smartphone

1. Open the Photos app and find the photo you want to resize.
2. Use the crop tool, slide through the options until you see 9:16, 4:5, or 1:1, etc.
3. Adjust the photo to fit the size box however you like. Then your newly resized picture will be ready to be uploaded in Instagram.

Instagram auto crop

If you don’t care about whether the image has a black border, you don’t need to resize the image before uploading. Whenever you upload an image with an incompatible size, Instagram will automatically crop and resize it to fit its size.

These are annoying things about Instagram: vacation pictures and having the best part of your photo cropped. This article shared some details about various Instagram pictures, and you should keep these sizes in mind to make your posts look better.