Facebook Cover Image Dimensions 2019
Facebook Cover Image Dimensions
THE GOOD
Facebook is just staying on top of the times. And also nowadays most individuals are considering Facebook on their phones, which means photos ought to be optimized for mobile. So in the past when you posted your lengthy, skinny cover photo, the sides got removed when individuals considered in on their mobile app. Now Facebook users will certainly see the complete photo when on their phones. (Just note that the tops and also bottoms will be removed when people view on desktop!).
The brand-new suitable mobile dimensions just take place to be the same as a lot of various other things we're currently acquainted with! Which implies that you can still utilize Canva layouts, you just have to go to a various area. The mobile dimensions comply with a 16:9 ratio, which is the same as a widescreen tv! In Canva you can make use of the YouTube Cover Art design templates, the Discussion (16:9) design templates, or the Desktop Wallpaper templates. So many choices!
Additionally, now you can make every one of your cover pictures making use of the exact same dimensions. Company web page, personal account, groups-- they'll all have that 16:9 ratio on mobile with a bit removed ahead as well as lower for desktop.
THE BAD.
If you make your photos in Canva, it normally takes Canva a few months to adjust all of their design templates to the brand-new dimensions. Which can be aggravating! (But allow's provide some credit score. There are A LOT of templates in there! It's bound to take a while.) So you're much better off missing the Facebook Cover design template in the meantime. (Make use of the ones I discussed above instead.).
Your cover photo will look various on mobile than it does on desktop computer and various on your phone than it does on your ipad. It's been by doing this forever. But that does not mean we have to like it. So make certain if you're taking a photo to make use of on your cover picture you leave a little added background room so you can chop it the way you want to as well as no one's head will certainly obtain remove.
Even though company web page, individual account, and also groups all have the same dimensions on mobile currently, they're still a little various on desktop. Irritating! They're obtaining closer to being regular, though!
THE UGLY.
Similar to every Facebook change, the rollout can be sluggish. So you might not even see any changes yet. And after that one day you'll get up as well as whatever will look strange. Expect some shift time while everyone changes and the modifications turn out.
I woke up to this pretty little nightmare-- my cover picture for the Hive Facebook group was incredibly goofy! The group cover photos seem to be getting hit the hardest. But with a little tweak and also a dash of redesign, currently it looks wonderful!
THE NEW FACEBOOK COVER IMAGE DIMENSIONS.
Style every one of your cover pictures (Whether it's for your company web page, your individual account, or a team) to ensure that it's width: elevation ratio is 16:9. 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels is a good dimension. Despite the fact that Facebook offers smaller pixel numbers, if you submit a 1920 X 1080 picture, it will certainly look wonderful also on the fanciest of retina display screens.
Keep vital information (faces, text, etc) toward the center of the image. Know that when individuals consider your photo on desktop computer, the top as well as base will be cut off, so keep that vital stuff in the middle and you'll be golden! (For exact numbers: if your picture is 1920 pixels broad, after that the middle 731 pixels will be visible on desktop computer.).
I MADE A TEMPLATE As Well As VIDEO TUTORIAL TO AID!
Desire a little additional aid creating your Facebook cover picture? I made you an existing! Go here to download my 5-minute video clip tutorial as well as a special overlay that you can utilize on ANY style to examine that everything will certainly look good on both desktop computer and also mobile.
Have you saw the brand-new cover picture dimensions on Facebook yet? Just how are you handling it? Let me understand in the remarks!