Size Matters When It Comes To Facebook
Updating your pages to the new Timeline for Fan Pages? Wondering what image size to use? What is the size of the profile picture in Facebook? With the new Timeline for Pages some new sizes have been added and older ones modified. Here’s a list of those dimensions to help you out when making changes to your page or advertising on Facebook. Cover Photo for Timeline This is the big picture (also known as Cover Photo) for Facebook’s Timeline. Width: 851px Height: 315px Facebook Page Width The usable area (custom tabs) of your brands Facebook page Width: 810 px Height: Unlimited This is the maximum size of the image you can upload. Width: 2048px Height: 2048px Application icons for Timeline view These are the icons that are displayed on a fan page that has Facebook Timeline enabled. If your picture exceeds these limits, your icon will be resized and converted. Width: 75px Height: 75px Maximum file size: 5MB Facebook Status Update Status update length: 63,206 characters Comment length: unlimited Video The maximum file size of video you can upload Size: 1024MB Length: 20 minutes Facebook application favicon size This is the tiny icon that is being displayed on the left hand side of your news feed, where the applications that you use are. Width: 16px Height: 16px Facebook milestone picture size This is the size you use for milestone pictures such as company’s foundation date. Width: 843 pixels Height: 403 pixels Profile picture for Timeline pages Profile pictures sizes were recently updated for timeline. The new width and height are 180 px which will be automatically scaled down to following: Width: 32px Height: 32px Please Note: It is important to choose a picture that can be scaled down as the profile pictures that are displayed on Timeline posts are really small. Best practice is to choose your business logo. Thumbnail When Sharing The image that is displayed next to the link when you click like or share something. Width: 90px Height: 90px Pictures displayed in Facebook This is the maximum size of the image as shown in slide show or album. Width: 960px Height: 720px Facebook Ads Picture in the ad Width: 110px Height: 80px Size: 5MB Text in ad Header: 25 characters Body copy: 135 characters [divider] [hcshort id=”13″]