Pixel size reference
500 x 500 pixels is 1:1.
500 by 500 pixels has an aspect ratio of 1:1 (1), a square frame of 0.25 megapixels. It is the recommended size for WhatsApp Profile Picture.
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- Decimal
- 1
- Orientation
- Square
- Same ratio at 1080 wide
- 1080 x 1080
1.00:1
0.25 megapixels
Instagram's feed width
Resize an image to 500 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 500 x 500 in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
WhatsApp: Profile picture
500 x 500
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Other 1:1 sizes
Same ratio, different pixel counts. Scaling between them never crops.
| Size | Megapixels | Type | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 320 x 320 | 0.1 | social | Instagram Profile Picture |
| 400 x 400 | 0.16 | social | LinkedIn Profile Picture, X Profile Picture, TikTok Profile Picture |
| 512 x 512 | 0.26 | social | A square that appears all over software: app icons, favicon sources, sprite sheets, avatar uploads and the smaller output setting of image generators |
| 600 x 600 | 0.36 | social | Pinterest Board Cover |
| 720 x 720 | 0.52 | social | Facebook Profile Picture, Google Business Profile Logo |
| 800 x 800 | 0.64 | social | YouTube Profile Picture |
| 1000 x 1000 | 1 | social | Pinterest Square Pin |
| 1024 x 1024 | 1.05 | social | The square that image generators output by default and a common source file for app icons and avatars |
| 1080 x 1080 | 1.17 | social | Instagram Square Post, YouTube Community Post |
| 1200 x 1200 | 1.44 | og | A square link-preview image, for cards rendered as squares by Slack, some chat apps and Pinterest rather than at 1.91:1 |
Check any other size
The calculator opens at 500 by 500. Change either side to see the ratio, or scale it to a new width.
About 500 x 500
The square commonly used for a WhatsApp profile photo, which appears as a small circle in a chat list. Anything finer than a single mark disappears at the size it is genuinely seen.
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.