Facebook Cover Photo Size Guide 2026
The correct facebook cover photo size is 820 by 312 pixels on desktop, but Facebook displays that same image at 640 by 360 pixels on mobile. That mismatch is exactly why cover photos that look perfect on a laptop end up cropped strangely on a phone. Here's how to size yours so it holds up on every screen, not just the one you designed it on.
Facebook cover photo dimensions at a glance
Facebook compresses and resizes whatever you upload, so the goal isn't to hit one exact pixel count. It's to upload large enough for quality, and to design inside the zone that survives every crop.
| Element | Size |
|---|---|
| Desktop display | 820 x 312 px |
| Mobile display | 640 x 360 px |
| Safe zone (visible on both) | 640 x 312 px |
| Recommended upload | 851 x 315 px, sRGB JPG, under 100KB |
Checked against Facebook's own Help Center and current 2026 image guides as of July 2026, so these are the live specs, not an old carryover number.
Why the facebook page cover size trips people up
Desktop shows a wider, shorter strip of your image. Mobile shows a narrower, taller one. Design only for the 820x312 desktop frame and mobile visitors lose the left and right edges. Design only for mobile's 640x360 and you get dead space at the top and bottom on desktop. The safe zone solves this: keep your logo, text, and faces inside a centered 640 x 312 pixel box, and let the outer margins hold background or texture that can disappear without wrecking the design.
Two more things that catch people out
- Your profile picture overlaps it. On most layouts, your profile photo sits on top of the bottom-left corner of the cover photo. Keep that corner clear of text, logos, or faces.
- Cover photo and profile picture are different specs. This guide covers the wide banner. Your profile picture is a separate square upload with its own sizing rules, so don't try to reuse one file for both.
How to build a cover photo that survives every device
- Design at 851 x 315 pixels so the file stays sharp after Facebook's compression pass.
- Keep logos, faces, and text inside the centered 640 x 312 safe zone.
- Export as an sRGB JPG under 100KB for the fastest load time.
- Preview it on both desktop and mobile before you publish. What looks balanced on one routinely looks off-center on the other.
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