TikTok photo post size
1080 × 1920px
Aspect ratio
9:16
TikTok photo posts work best at 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) per image — full-bleed slides that fill the screen like video does.
Last verified June 2026
TikTok’s photo posts (often called photo mode or carousels) are swipeable image sets of up to 35 photos, displayed on the same full-screen vertical stage as video and backed by music. Because the canvas is 9:16, images exported at 1080 × 1920 px fill the screen edge to edge; squarer images are shown with blurred or solid fill above and below. Photo posts are cheap to produce compared to video, and TikTok distributes them through the same For You feed — which is why they have become a staple for tutorials, lists, and storytime content.
| Variant | Dimensions | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Slide (recommended) | 1080 × 1920 pxFills the screen with no fill bars. | 9:16 |
| Portrait slide | 1080 × 1350 pxInstagram-sized slides display with fill bars above and below. | 4:5 |
| Square slide | 1080 × 1080 pxAccepted, but the smallest on-screen presence. | 1:1 |
| Carousel length | up to 35 images | — |
Photo posts inherit the same overlay as video: caption and audio attribution bottom-left, action rail down the right edge, plus a swipe indicator. Keep slide text inside the central area — roughly 480 px clear at the bottom and 140 px clear on the right — and remember viewers swipe fast, so anything near the edges gets missed entirely. The first slide also doubles as the cover in the For You feed and your profile grid, where tiles crop toward the center.
The photo posts that travel are structured: slide 1 is a bold hook (“5 mistakes killing your reach”), each following slide delivers exactly one point in large type, and the last slide carries the call to action. One idea per slide, headline-sized text, generous margins — viewers swipe in under two seconds per image.
Instagram’s 4:5 slides technically work on TikTok, but they float between fill bars and look imported. If you batch carousels for both platforms, design at 9:16 with the content block placed in the central 4:5 region — then export a cropped 4:5 version for Instagram and the full-bleed version for TikTok from the same artboard.
Unlike trend-dependent video, photo posts are evergreen designed assets: build a month of them in one session and schedule them out. SocialKit publishes scheduled posts natively to TikTok alongside the other 10 platforms it supports, so a single design batch can feed your whole calendar.
1080 × 1920 px (9:16) per slide fills the screen completely. Squarer images are accepted but display with fill bars above and below, which weakens the full-screen effect.
Up to 35 images per photo post. Engagement front-loads heavily, so put the hook on slide 1 and your strongest material in the first three slides.
They are distributed through the same For You feed, and many creators report strong reach relative to the production effort — especially for list, tutorial, and storytime formats. Treat them as a complement to video, not a replacement.
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