LinkedIn Header Image Dimensions: Complete Pixel Size Table

This is a practical reference for LinkedIn header image dimensions and the related image sizes you are likely to need when building a polished profile, company Page, or campaign.

Updated May 23, 2026 · 9 min read · Pixel dimensions, aspect ratios, and export notes

Resize LinkedIn images to exact dimensions

Quick dimension table

What counts as a LinkedIn header image?

A LinkedIn header image is any image that appears at the top of a LinkedIn surface, but the exact pixel dimensions depend on the surface. For personal profiles, people usually mean the background photo or banner behind the profile name. For companies, people may mean the Page cover image. For campaign teams, people may mean a landing page cover. Those are not interchangeable files, even though they all feel like headers.

This is why a dimension table is more useful than a single answer. If you are creating a file for yourself, use the personal profile header size of 1584 x 396. If you are maintaining a company Page, use the current LinkedIn Page cover recommendation of 4200 x 700. If you are preparing a LinkedIn landing page, use 1128 x 191. If you are creating a feed creative or ad, use the post or ad ratio instead of a header ratio.

Each of these shapes changes the visual strategy. The 4:1 personal banner has enough height for a portrait, short statement, logo, or product scene. The 6:1 Page cover is much shallower, so it works best with simple brand systems and larger graphic elements. The 1128 x 191 landing cover is compact and should not carry too many words. A 1200 x 628 ad image gives you more height for a headline, product shot, and supporting detail.

How to use these dimensions in a real workflow

Do not begin by opening a blank canvas at a random widescreen size. Start with the placement. Ask where the image will live, who will see it, and what action the image supports. A profile header supports trust and recognition. A company cover supports brand memory. A landing cover supports a focused campaign. An ad image supports clicks or awareness. Those goals should influence the composition before you choose fonts or colors.

Once the placement is clear, create the exact canvas. If you use a browser resizer, upload your source image and select the target size. If you use a design tool, set the artboard dimensions before placing photos and text. Exact dimensions prevent accidental stretching. They also let you design safe areas with more confidence, because you know the working shape from the beginning.

If you have one master brand image, create multiple crops from it rather than using the same export everywhere. For example, a product screenshot could be cropped wide for a profile banner, simplified for a company cover, and expanded with more copy for an ad image. This keeps the visual system consistent while respecting each LinkedIn placement. Consistency does not mean identical files. It means the same brand idea adapted intelligently.

Safe zones and overlap areas

Dimensions are only the first part of a good LinkedIn image. Safe zones matter because LinkedIn places interface elements on top of images and changes layout across devices. On a personal profile, the profile photo overlaps the lower-left part of the banner. If your headline or logo sits there, it can be hidden. Keep your main text toward the center or right, and leave a comfortable margin around it.

For company Page covers, avoid relying on small detail in the lower areas around the Page identity. The exact visual relationship can shift with screen width and LinkedIn interface changes. A cover that uses a broad background, large product visual, or clear campaign motif will survive those shifts better than a cover that depends on a tiny sentence in the corner.

For landing page covers, the height is especially limited. Do not treat it like a website hero with a headline, subheadline, badge, button, logo row, and illustration. It is a header strip. Use one visual statement, then let the landing page body carry the explanation. When a placement is shallow, every pixel needs to earn its place.

Format, compression, and sharpness

Use PNG for graphics with text, logos, line art, screenshots, or flat color. PNG keeps crisp edges and avoids some compression artifacts around letters. Use JPG for photos, gradients, portraits, and images with many natural textures. A JPG can look excellent when exported at a high quality setting, but too much compression can create blocks around contrast edges.

Do not upscale small files and expect them to become sharp. If your original photo is only 900 pixels wide, stretching it to a 1584 x 396 header will enlarge blur. Use a larger original whenever possible. For the 4200 x 700 Page cover, source quality matters even more because the file is wide. Choose a high-resolution source and crop it cleanly.

Keep filenames organized. A practical naming pattern is linkedin-profile-header-1584x396.png, linkedin-page-cover-4200x700.jpg, or linkedin-landing-cover-1128x191.png. This helps teams avoid uploading the wrong asset later. It also helps your website asset library, design handoff, and SEO workflow when the same images are used outside LinkedIn.

SEO and discoverability

If you publish a page about LinkedIn header image dimensions, include the exact phrase in the title, H1, meta description, and opening paragraph, but do it naturally. Search engines reward helpful pages that answer the query clearly. A long article that hides the table below fluff is frustrating. Put the answer near the top, then explain context, mistakes, and workflow below it.

Use structured data for article pages when possible. Include a descriptive title, canonical URL, Open Graph title, Open Graph image, and a concise meta description. These details help your content look better when shared. On image-heavy pages, add width and height where possible so browsers can reserve space and avoid layout shift. Compress images so the page remains fast.

For LinkedIn profile SEO, align the visual message with the text on the profile. If your header says "Revenue operations for B2B SaaS," your headline, About section, and Featured content should support that same expertise. Visual clarity and keyword clarity work best together. A banner cannot rank your profile by itself, but it can make the visitor understand your positioning faster.

Common mistakes

The first mistake is mixing up Page covers and personal headers. They are both wide, but the aspect ratios are different. The second mistake is placing text too close to the profile photo overlap. The third mistake is using a busy background behind small text. The fourth mistake is exporting one file and forcing it into every LinkedIn placement. The fifth mistake is ignoring mobile review after upload.

A better process is to keep a small checklist beside your design. Confirm placement, dimensions, safe zone, file format, filename, alt text, and mobile preview. That may sound basic, but it catches the issues that make headers look unprofessional. LinkedIn is a career and business platform, so rough image handling stands out quickly.

Use the dimension table above as your starting point, then adapt your creative to the real goal of the image. The right size prevents technical problems. The right composition makes the image feel intentional. Together, they create a LinkedIn header that looks sharp, reads clearly, and supports your profile or brand instead of distracting from it.

Sources checked

• LinkedIn Help: Page and Career Page image specifications
• LinkedIn Help: landing page image specifications
• LinkedIn Ads: single image ad specifications

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