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LinkedIn banner maker

LinkedIn banner size and the crop nobody warns you about

A LinkedIn profile banner is 1584 by 396 pixels, a 4:1 strip. The trap is that your profile photo sits over the lower left of it, and the mobile app crops the sides, so anything you put in the left third or near the edges is hidden for most viewers. Keep the message in the right half and away from the bottom left.

LinkedIn profile banner: 1584 by 396 pixels, with the safe area that survives cropping
LinkedIn profile banner: 1584 x 396 px.
Size1584 x 396 px, 4:1
File sizeUp to 8 MB
FormatsJPG, PNG, GIF
Profile photo overlapLower left, roughly 15 percent of the width
Safe areaThe right half, clear of the bottom 40 percent
Company page bannerA different size: 1128 x 191 px

Source: LinkedIn Help, profile background photo

Details

How to use LinkedIn banner maker

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

How to make a 1584 x 396 LinkedIn banner

The whole job is deciding which part of a normal-shaped photo survives a 4:1 strip. The preset is already locked, so the work is positioning, not sizing.

Everything runs on a canvas in your own browser, so the photo is never uploaded and the export is a plain download.

  • Upload the source image. The canvas is already fixed at the LinkedIn banner size of 1584 x 396.
  • Pick a framing mode: crop to fill the strip edge to edge, fit to keep the whole image with padding, or fill to keep the whole image over a solid colour.
  • Drag the image and use the zoom slider to move your subject into the upper-right two thirds, clear of the profile-photo overlap on the lower left.
  • Choose JPG for photographic banners or PNG for flat brand art, and set the quality slider.
  • Export and upload the downloaded file as your LinkedIn profile background image.

Why LinkedIn banners need a dedicated frame

LinkedIn banners are much wider than most source images, so the usual problem is not editing the graphic itself but deciding what survives inside a very shallow header. A locked preset makes that tradeoff visible immediately.

That keeps the workflow practical: open the image, drag it into the safe wide frame, and export a banner that looks intentional instead of awkwardly cropped by the platform.

What this page should help with

This works best when someone already has a portrait, team photo, brand graphic, event visual, or product image and simply needs the correct LinkedIn cover size without rebuilding the design from scratch.

  • Profile and founder banners
  • Consulting or agency headers
  • Hiring and recruiting cover graphics
  • Wide branded exports for LinkedIn pages
Tips

Getting a better result out of LinkedIn banner maker

Specific settings and thresholds, not general advice.

  • The preset here is locked to 1584 x 396 pixels, a 4:1 strip. That is the only banner size LinkedIn renders at full width, so anything squarer gets cropped by the platform instead of by you.
  • LinkedIn overlays your profile photo on the lower left of the banner on desktop, and the overlap grows on mobile. Keep logos and text out of the left third and above the bottom 25 percent of the frame.
  • On phones LinkedIn shows a narrower centre slice of the same 1584 x 396 file, so treat roughly the middle 60 percent as the only guaranteed-visible area and use the drag handle to park your subject there.
  • LinkedIn accepts JPG, PNG and GIF for the profile background image and caps the upload at 8 MB. A 1584 x 396 JPG at quality 0.9 lands far under that, so there is no reason to push PNG unless you need flat brand colour with no artefacts.
  • At 4:1, a normal 4:3 or 3:2 photo loses about three quarters of its height in crop mode. If the source is a portrait or a product shot, switch to fill and let a solid brand colour carry the empty width instead of cropping into the subject.
Limits

What LinkedIn banner maker does not do

The honest boundary, so you do not lose time finding it yourself.

  • It does not add text, logos or shapes. It frames and exports one image, so any headline or wordmark has to already be part of the source file.
  • There is no LinkedIn safe-area overlay drawn on the canvas. You judge the profile-photo overlap by eye against the preview.
  • It cannot remove or replace a photographic background. The fill mode only paints a flat colour behind a fitted image.
  • It does not upload to LinkedIn or check the 8 MB cap for you. You download the file and attach it yourself.
Reference

Terms used on this page

Short, plain-language definitions for the formats and settings above.

Editing & toolsThumbnailA thumbnail is a small preview image that represents a larger image, video, or file. It loads quickly in lists and grids, and for videos it is often a custom-designed cover image meant to attract clicks rather than an automatic frame grab.General
At a glance

Who LinkedIn banner maker is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

People preparing LinkedIn profile covers, consultant banners, hiring graphics, and wide branded headers

Ideal for

Turning one existing image into a clean 1584 × 396 LinkedIn banner without opening a heavier design app

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

What size should a LinkedIn banner be?

A common LinkedIn profile banner size is 1584 × 396 pixels, which is the preset used on this page.

Is crop or fit better for LinkedIn covers?

Crop is better when the banner should feel edge-to-edge. Fit is better when the whole image must remain visible and extra space is acceptable.

Does this send the image to a server?

No. The framing and export happen locally in the browser, so the source image stays on the device while you prepare the banner.

Why is 1584 x 396 the right LinkedIn banner size?

It is the native pixel size LinkedIn renders the profile background at, and its 4:1 ratio matches the container. Uploading a larger 4:1 file only means LinkedIn downscales it, and uploading a different ratio means LinkedIn crops it for you with no control over what it keeps.

Where exactly does the profile picture sit on the banner?

On the desktop profile it sits over the lower-left corner of the banner and on mobile it sits lower and more central. Treat the left third and the bottom quarter of the 1584 x 396 frame as covered, and keep anything you need readable in the upper-right two thirds.

What file format and size does LinkedIn accept for a banner?

JPG, PNG and GIF, up to 8 MB. A 1584 x 396 JPG exported at 0.9 quality is usually a few hundred kilobytes, so the cap is not a practical constraint here.

My photo looks fine in the preview but LinkedIn crops it. Why?

That normally means the file was not 4:1. If you export from this page the ratio is already correct, so any remaining cropping is the mobile viewport showing a narrower centre slice, not LinkedIn re-cropping the file.

Can I use the same file as a company page cover?

No. LinkedIn company pages use a different, wider cover container than the 1584 x 396 personal profile banner, so a banner exported here will be cropped on a company page. Reframe the source at the size the page asks for.

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