LinkedIn post guide
LinkedIn post image size and how to make it stand out
LinkedIn takes post photos of at least 552 × 276 px and recommends 1080 px wide, in ratios from 3:1 (wide) to 4:5 (tall), up to 5 MB; LinkedIn says a taller image is centred and cropped to fit. A 1080 × 1350 (4:5) image takes the most room in the feed. You can put up to 20 photos in one post. AwaCut puts your product on a clean colour first, offline.
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Cut the product out with AwaCut
Drop the photo, or a whole folder, into AwaCut. Choose Alpha for a transparent PNG, or Custom and type a colour such as #E0E7FF to get it on a plain background straight away. About 4 seconds a photo on a Mac Studio (M4 Max), at full size.
Make it 1080 × 1350
A 4:5 canvas, the product large, a short headline. LinkedIn crops anything taller than 4:5.
Post it
On a computer: the photo icon in the share box, Upload from computer, Next, then Post. In the app: Post, the photo icon, Next, Post.
The finished post
1080 × 1350 (4:5), the AwaCut cutout on pale indigo (Custom, #E0E7FF) with a two-word headline.
Check it small
In the feed, the image sits under your text at phone width. A plain background keeps the product readable there.
LinkedIn post image size in 2026
Minimum
- LinkedIn's rule
- 552 × 276 px
- What to do
- Start much larger.
Recommended width
- LinkedIn's rule
- 1080 px
- What to do
- Export at 1080 px wide.
Ratio
- LinkedIn's rule
- From 3:1 to 4:5; taller is cropped to 4:5
- What to do
- 1080 × 1350 for the most room.
File size
- LinkedIn's rule
- Up to 5 MB
- What to do
- A 1080 px JPG is far below it.
Several photos
- LinkedIn's rule
- Up to 20 in one post, shown at up to 4:5
- What to do
- Keep them the same size.
Your cutout (AwaCut)
- LinkedIn's rule
- Keeps the photo's own size
- What to do
- A 12 MP photo is far above 1080 px.
| What | LinkedIn's rule | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 552 × 276 px | Start much larger. |
| Recommended width | 1080 px | Export at 1080 px wide. |
| Ratio | From 3:1 to 4:5; taller is cropped to 4:5 | 1080 × 1350 for the most room. |
| File size | Up to 5 MB | A 1080 px JPG is far below it. |
| Several photos | Up to 20 in one post, shown at up to 4:5 | Keep them the same size. |
| Your cutout (AwaCut) | Keeps the photo's own size | A 12 MP photo is far above 1080 px. |
Source: LinkedIn Help (“Share photos or videos in a post”, image specifications), read on 25 October 2026.
Three mistakes on LinkedIn post images
A tall phone photo
Anything taller than 4:5 is cropped. Make it 4:5 yourself.
A wide banner-shaped image
It is allowed down to 3:1 but takes a thin strip of the feed.
A product on a cluttered desk
Cables and mugs compete with it. A plain colour leaves only the product.
A product post every week
Companies that post their products every week need a clean image every week. AwaCut cuts out a whole folder at once, so a week of posts is one drop, not one upload per photo. It runs on your computer, with no credits: as many photos as you want, all year.
Try it on your own photos: the first 10 are free, no account.
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Frequently asked questions
What size is a LinkedIn post image?
LinkedIn takes at least 552 × 276 px and recommends 1080 px wide, ratios from 3:1 to 4:5, up to 5 MB.
What is the best ratio for LinkedIn images?
4:5 (1080 × 1350): it is the tallest LinkedIn shows and takes the most room in the feed.
How many images can a LinkedIn post have?
LinkedIn's help says up to 20 photos in one post.
How do I cut out a person or a product for a social media image?
Drop the photo into AwaCut and choose Alpha for a transparent PNG to place on your design, or Custom to put it straight on a colour. It runs offline on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Cut out every photo for your next posts
The first 10 photos are free on each computer, with no account and no card. Then one yearly licence for as many photos as you want.
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