LinkedIn banner size
1584 × 396px
Aspect ratio
4:1
LinkedIn personal banners are 1584 × 396 px (4:1) — with your profile photo permanently covering the lower-left area.
Last verified June 2026
The banner (LinkedIn calls it the background photo) is the widescreen strip across the top of your profile: 1584 × 396 px at a 4:1 ratio, up to 8 MB. It is the most underused asset on the platform — most profiles show the default gradient — which makes a deliberate banner an easy differentiator. The catch is the layout: your circular profile photo is overlaid on the banner’s lower-left, and desktop and mobile trim the edges slightly differently, so the usable canvas is smaller than the file suggests.
| Variant | Dimensions | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Personal banner | 1584 × 396 pxUp to 8 MB; JPG or PNG. | 4:1 |
| Profile-photo overlap | lower-left areaThe avatar circle sits over roughly the left quarter’s bottom half. | — |
| Company Page cover | 4200 × 700 pxA different, much slimmer format (displays at ~1128 × 191) — see the company banner guide. | 6:1 |
Two hazards shape the layout. First, the profile photo circle covers the lower-left region of the banner on every device — nothing important can live there. Second, the exact visible slice varies between desktop and mobile, which both crop a little differently at the edges. The dependable zone is the right two-thirds of the canvas, vertically centered: place your message there, keep it at least 60 px clear of the top and bottom edges, and treat the left third as background that supports the avatar.
The profile headline says what you do; the banner shows it. The strongest pattern is one short value proposition in large type on the right side — who you help and with what — optionally backed by a proof point or product visual. People decide whether to read the rest of your profile in the second the banner and photo load together.
Centered banner text is the classic mistake on LinkedIn — it ends up half-hidden behind the profile photo or awkwardly split around it on mobile. Compose right-of-center deliberately, and check the result on your phone, where the avatar overlap is proportionally larger than on desktop.
A banner promoting a webinar that happened last year actively dates your profile. Refresh it when your offer, role, or campaign changes — it is a 5-minute edit with one template. Avoid cramming logos of every tool and client into the strip; one message at billboard scale outperforms six at business-card scale.
1584 × 396 px (4:1) for personal profiles, up to 8 MB as JPG or PNG. Company Pages use a different, much slimmer cover — uploaded at 4200 × 700 px, displayed around 1128 × 191.
The profile photo circle overlays the banner’s lower-left on every device. Compose your message in the right two-thirds of the canvas, vertically centered, and leave the left third as supporting background.
Desktop and mobile crop the banner edges slightly differently, and the avatar overlap is proportionally bigger on small screens. Keep text away from the edges and preview your profile on both after uploading.
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