Facebook Cover Photo Size in 2026 (and How to Crop It)
Facebook crops your cover photo differently on desktop and mobile, so an image that looks great on your laptop can have its edges chopped on a phone. Crop to the right ratio and keep your subject centered, and it works everywhere.
The correct Facebook cover size
- Display size (desktop): 851 × 315 pixels
- Recommended upload: 1640 × 624 pixels (same ratio, sharper on retina screens)
- Aspect ratio: ~2.7:1
Uploading larger and letting Facebook scale down gives a crisper result than uploading at the minimum.
How to crop and size your cover
- Open the crop tool.
- Drop in your photo.
- Set a custom ratio of about 851:315 (or crop to 1640×624) and frame your subject in the center.
- Download — it's processed in your browser, nothing uploaded.
Keep it center-safe
Because mobile shows a narrower slice, put faces, logos, and any text in the center of the frame. Leave breathing room on the left and right edges that mobile will trim.
Tips
- Compress before uploading. A large cover photo slows the page; run it through the image compressor at 85% quality.
- Preview on your phone after uploading to confirm nothing important is cut.