Pixel size reference
1080 x 1920 pixels is 9:16.
1080 by 1920 pixels has an aspect ratio of 9:16 (0.5625), a portrait frame of 2.07 megapixels. It is the recommended size for Instagram Story, Instagram Reel, Instagram Reel Cover and more.
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- Decimal
- 0.5625
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Same ratio at 1080 wide
- 1080 x 1920
1:1.78
2.07 megapixels
Instagram's feed width
Resize an image to 1080 x 1920
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Instagram: Story
1080 x 1920
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Instagram Story
A Story fills the phone screen at 9:16, and 1080 by 1920 pixels is the size that maps to it one to one.
Size guideInstagram Reel
Reels are vertical video at 9:16, played back at 1080 by 1920 pixels on a phone.
Size guideInstagram Reel Cover
A Reel cover is a still image on the same 9:16 canvas as the video, 1080 by 1920 pixels, either picked from a frame or uploaded from the camera roll when you publish.
Size guideInstagram Highlight Cover
A highlight cover starts life as a Story frame, 1080 by 1920 pixels, whether you pick it from the highlight or upload it from the camera roll.
Size guideFacebook Story
Facebook Stories use the same 9:16 frame as Instagram, 1080 by 1920 pixels on a phone.
Size guidePinterest Idea Pin
Idea pins, which Pinterest has folded into its ordinary pin format as multi-page and video pins, are full-screen 9:16 frames.
Size guideTikTok Video
TikTok plays vertical video edge to edge at 9:16, and 1080 by 1920 pixels is the frame a phone shows it in.
Size guideYouTube Shorts
YouTube's help page describes Shorts as vertical short-form videos up to 3 minutes long, uploaded at a maximum resolution of 1080p.
Size guideWhatsApp Status
A WhatsApp status is a full-screen 9:16 update that expires after 24 hours, and 1080 by 1920 pixels is the frame a phone draws it in.
Size guide
Other 9:16 sizes
Same ratio, different pixel counts. Scaling between them never crops.
| Size | Megapixels | Type | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 720 x 1280 | 0.92 | video | Vertical HD, the 9:16 size phones recorded at before 1080 became standard and the export many editing apps still default to for a small file |
| 1440 x 2560 | 3.69 | screen | The QHD phone screen of flagship Android handsets and the size to export a phone wallpaper at if you want it sharp on one |
Check any other size
The calculator opens at 1080 by 1920. Change either side to see the ratio, or scale it to a new width.
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Fill in one side; the other follows the same ratio.
1080 x 1920 keeps the 9:16 ratio.
About 1080 x 1920
1080 by 1920 is one phone screen, which means the app's own interface is drawn on top of your image rather than beside it. On Instagram Stories the top 250 pixels carry the progress bars and account row and the bottom 340 carry the reply field; on Reels and TikTok the right edge stacks the action buttons and the bottom fills with caption text. The area you can rely on is the middle 1080 by 1330.
Vertical files are also the ones people export at the wrong size most often, because phone screens are taller than 9:16 now. A 1080 by 2400 screen shows a 1080 by 1920 story with a small letterbox or a slight zoom, depending on the app. Designing to 9:16 and keeping the safe area generous is what makes that difference invisible.
Questions
Roughly the middle 1080 by 1330 pixels. Leave about 250 pixels clear at the top for the progress bar and account row, about 340 at the bottom for the reply field and captions, and 120 pixels in from the right edge where Reels and TikTok stack their buttons.
Yes, if the layout respects the worst case of all three. TikTok's caption block is taller than Instagram's, so keep the bottom 400 pixels free, and keep the right 120 pixels clear for the button column. Anything inside that survives on every app.
Aspect ratio guides
- All 44 platform sizes
- 1:1 ratio
- 4:5 ratio
- 5:4 ratio
- 3:4 ratio
- 4:3 ratio
- 9:16 ratio
- 16:9 ratio
- 2:3 ratio
- 3:2 ratio
- 1.91:1 ratio
- 3:1 ratio
- 4:1 ratio
- 16:10 ratio
- 2:1 ratio
Common resolutions by ratio
Square posts, profile pictures, album art and carousel slides on every platform.
Portrait feed posts on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads.
Landscape twin of 4:5; 8 by 10 inch prints and the 1280 by 1024 monitor.
iPads, compact cameras, old TVs and 4:3 slides; a landscape option in feeds.
HD video, YouTube thumbnails, monitors and TVs; 1920 by 1080 and 1280 by 720.
35mm film and most camera sensors, 4 by 6 inch prints and Surface screens.
Link preview and Open Graph images on Facebook and LinkedIn; 1200 by 628.
Laptop display ratio: 1920 by 1200, 2560 by 1600, 1440 by 900.