Pixel size reference
1500 x 500 pixels is 3:1.
1500 by 500 pixels has an aspect ratio of 3:1 (3), a landscape frame of 0.75 megapixels. It is the recommended size for X Header.
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- Decimal
- 3
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Same ratio at 1080 wide
- 1080 x 360
3.00:1
0.75 megapixels
Instagram's feed width
Resize an image to 1500 x 500
Fill and crop keeps the whole frame covered; fit with padding keeps every pixel of your image and adds a background color. Nothing is uploaded.
JPG, PNG or WebP. It is resized to exactly 1500 x 500 in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
X (Twitter): Header
1500 x 500
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Other 3:1 sizes
Same ratio, different pixel counts. Scaling between them never crops.
| Size | Megapixels | Type | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 600 x 200 | 0.12 | social | Email Header Image |
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The calculator opens at 1500 by 500. Change either side to see the ratio, or scale it to a new width.
Your dimensions
Scale to a new size
Fill in one side; the other follows the same ratio.
1080 x 360 keeps the 3:1 ratio.
About 1500 x 500
An exact 3:1 strip, the shape an X profile header is drawn at. Three times as wide as it is tall, so a design built for a 1080 by 1350 post keeps almost none of itself when cropped to fit.
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.
Full-screen vertical: Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts and phone wallpapers.
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.