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Twitter (X) Header and In-Feed Image Size Cheat Sheet

Published on March 13, 2026

Optimizing Graphics for X (Twitter)

With millions of tweets posted daily, eye-catching visuals are essential to stopping the scroll. However, X crops non-standard images dynamically in the feed.

Official Specs for X Banners and Posts

  • Header Banner: 1500 x 500 pixels (3:1 ratio)
  • Profile Picture: 400 x 400 pixels (1:1 ratio)
  • In-Feed Image: 16:9 ratio (1200 x 675 pixels)

How to Avoid Awkward Feed Auto-Cropping

To ensure your images display fully in the feed without getting cut off at the top or bottom, crop them to 16:9 using our image cropper, and compress them with our image compressor.