What size should an Instagram Story image be?
A common Instagram Story size is 1080 × 1920 pixels, which is the preset used on this page.
What is the difference between fit and fill here?
Fit keeps the entire image visible. Fill keeps the whole image visible too but adds a solid background where the aspect ratio leaves extra space.
Does the export happen locally?
Yes. The image is framed and exported in the browser, so the workflow stays local to the device.
What is the correct Instagram Story size?
1080 x 1920 pixels, a 9:16 ratio, which is the preset locked on this page. Instagram will accept other ratios but crops or pads them into the full-screen frame.
What is the Instagram story safe zone in pixels?
Meta advises keeping key content 250 pixels clear of the top and 250 pixels clear of the bottom of the 1920-pixel-tall frame, because the profile row, progress bars, reply field and action icons sit there. That gives an effective safe area of roughly 1080 x 1420 in the centre.
Can I use the same 1080 x 1920 file for Reels and TikTok?
The pixel dimensions are the same, but the covered areas are not. Reels puts the caption and audio row further up the frame, and TikTok's right rail eats the right edge, so a file framed for stories can still collide with UI elsewhere.
Why does my story look soft after uploading?
Instagram compresses on upload. Sending a file that is already exactly 1080 x 1920 avoids a resample step, which is the single biggest thing you control. Uploading a 4000-pixel-tall image forces Instagram to downscale it with its own settings.
Should I use fit or fill for a landscape photo?
Fill. Fit leaves transparent or default padding, while fill lets you choose the colour behind the photo, so the result reads as a deliberate design rather than a badly cropped picture.