Instagram Reels cover size: 1080 × 1920, but the grid crops it to a square
Instagram Reels covers are 1080 × 1920 (9:16) in the player, but your profile grid crops them to a 1:1 square. Here's how to design one cover that works in both.
Instagram Reels covers are 1080 × 1920 (9:16) in the player, but your profile grid crops them to a 1:1 square. Here's how to design one cover that works in both.
One chart with the exact thumbnail and cover size for YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook in 2026, plus a link to the full guide for each platform.
TikTok covers are 1080 × 1920 (9:16), but the username, caption, and buttons sit on top of them. Here's where to keep your text so it doesn't get buried.
Shorts get custom thumbnails now. The right size is 1080 × 1920 (9:16), not the 16:9 you use for long-form. Here's why that matters and how to add one.
The YouTube thumbnail size is 1280 × 720 at 16:9, and in 2026 YouTube started recommending up to 4K. Here's the full spec, what changed, and the size that matters more than the resolution.