{"id":176,"date":"2026-07-18T10:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/?p=176"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:55:39","slug":"best-instagram-post-sizes-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/best-instagram-post-sizes-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Instagram Post Sizes in 2026 (Every Format)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-feed-grid-sizes-hero.webp\" alt=\"Instagram feed and profile grid showing the best Instagram post sizes in 2026\" class=\"wp-image-177\" style=\"width:1178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-feed-grid-sizes-hero.webp 1672w, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column176_ffa316-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column176_ffa316-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column176_ffa316-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your Instagram posts look sharp in the feed but get chopped on your profile grid, you&#8217;re not imagining it, and it&#8217;s not your fault. Instagram changed the rules. Getting the best Instagram post sizes in 2026 now means designing for two shapes at once: the feed and the grid, which no longer match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide gives you every current dimension in pixels, explains the grid change that&#8217;s cropping everyone&#8217;s photos, and shows the one safe-zone trick that makes a single upload look right in both places. Whether you post daily or twice a month, the numbers below are the ones that actually matter this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick-reference chart: every Instagram size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the best Instagram post sizes in 2026 in one place. Every dimension is in pixels, at the 1080-wide resolution Instagram expects, so bookmark this table.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container176_532332-46{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46{overflow-x:scroll;}.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:left;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46 td{text-align:left;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table176_532332-46 td{text-align:left;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container176_532332-46 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table176_532332-46\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_fb68dc-97\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_1c8686-99\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_df6658-3f\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Size (px)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_8c342e-b4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ratio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_f0f962-72\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_afeaf7-7e\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feed, portrait (recommended)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_db6246-01\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1350<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_73a3be-5c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4:5<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_b64f13-93\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_24a4f0-3c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feed, grid-safe portrait<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_77fbe2-e4\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1440<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_9ab210-3d\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3:4<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_d3f945-4d\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_4db5f6-cc\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feed, square<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_9228de-6c\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1080<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_c260e0-a0\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1:1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_183585-bd\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_6cd5b7-9d\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feed, landscape<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_d66e4f-f3\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 566<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_0f7959-f1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.91:1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_114f94-3a\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_2ea494-2a\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories &amp; Reels<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_f40923-f9\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1920<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_f3586e-a6\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9:16<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_1b8eb9-1b\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_4ac770-e0\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carousel (per slide)<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_ebd799-ec\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1350<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_59162b-bc\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4:5<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row176_4a1fbd-be\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_204e65-db\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Profile photo<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_4bad28-b1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">320 \u00d7 320<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data176_fd10c2-47\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1:1<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One rule runs through the whole table: upload at 1080 pixels wide. Go smaller and Instagram upscales it into a blur; go much larger and it recompresses it with settings you don&#8217;t control. If a photo isn&#8217;t 1080 wide yet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/resize-image\">resize it to these exact dimensions<\/a>\u00a0before uploading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The big 2026 change: your grid is now 3:4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the thing most size guides mention in passing and then move on from, even though it&#8217;s the single biggest reason people&#8217;s posts look wrong in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram retired its iconic 1:1 square grid. Profile thumbnails now preview at\u00a0<strong>3:4<\/strong>\u00a0(a taller portrait). The feed still shows your post at whatever ratio you uploaded, up to 4:5, but the grid crops every thumbnail to 3:4. So the standard, recommended 4:5 post looks perfect in the feed and then gets trimmed slightly at the top and bottom on your profile grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have two ways to handle it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Design for 4:5 but respect a 3:4 safe zone.<\/strong>\u00a0Keep faces, text, and logos within the central 3:4 area so the grid crop never cuts anything important. Your feed post gets the taller, attention-grabbing 4:5 shape; your grid stays clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upload at 3:4 (1080 \u00d7 1440).<\/strong>\u00a0The post shows on the grid with zero crop because it already matches. The trade-off: in the feed it&#8217;s slightly shorter than a 4:5 post, so it fills a hair less screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.callout {\n    background: #eef3ff;\n    border: 1px solid #d8e3ff;\n    border-radius: 14px;\n    padding: 18px 20px;\n    margin: 24px 0;\n}\n\n.callout strong {\n    color: #3b6cf6;\n    font-weight: bolder;\n}\n\nbody {\n    margin: 0;\n    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n    color: var(--text);\n    background: #ffffff;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    font-size: 18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"callout\"><strong>The simple answer:<\/strong> post at 4:5 (1080 \u00d7 1350) for maximum feed presence, and keep your key content inside the middle 3:4 so the grid crop is harmless. That one habit solves the cropping complaint for good.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop.webp\" alt=\"Diagram showing how a 4:5 feed post is cropped to 3:4 on the Instagram profile grid\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop.webp 1672w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-4x5-vs-3x4-grid-crop-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feed posts: portrait, square, landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram accepts three feed shapes, and the difference between them is how much of a phone screen they claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portrait, 1080 \u00d7 1350 (4:5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The default you should reach for. At 4:5 it takes up the most vertical space of any feed post, which means more of the screen is yours as someone scrolls. For most brands and creators, this is simply the best Instagram post size to design around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Square, 1080 \u00d7 1080 (1:1)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still supported and still fine, especially if your visual style is built on squares. It just wins less screen than 4:5, so it works a little less hard for reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Landscape, 1080 \u00d7 566 (1.91:1)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smallest footprint of the three. Useful for genuinely wide images, but it&#8217;s the weakest choice for feed presence, so use it deliberately rather than by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stories and Reels: 1080 \u00d7 1920<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Stories and Reels are full-screen vertical video and images at&nbsp;<strong>1080 \u00d7 1920 (9:16)<\/strong>. This fills the entire phone screen with no letterbox bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The catch with 9:16 is the interface overlay. Instagram places your username and time at the top and the caption, action buttons, and audio info at the bottom, and those elements sit on top of your content. Design as if roughly the top 14% and bottom 21% of the frame will be partly covered. In practice, keep anything that matters, text especially, at least 250 pixels away from the top and bottom edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.cta-box {\n    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b6cf6, #6a4cf0);\n    color: #fff;\n    border-radius: 18px;\n    padding: 28px;\n    margin: 34px 0;\n    text-align: center;\n}\n\n.cta-box a {\n    background: #fff;\n    color: #3b6cf6;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    padding: 12px 22px;\n    border-radius: 999px;\n    display: inline-block;\n}\n\na:-webkit-any-link\nSpecificity: (0,1,1)\n {\n    cursor: pointer;\n}\n\na {\n    color: #3b6cf6;\n    text-decoration: none;\n}\n\n.cta-box h3 {\n    margin: 0 0 8px;\n    color: #fff;\n    font-size: 22px;\n}\n\nbody {\n    margin: 0;\n    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n    background: #ffffff;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    font-size: 18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"cta-box\">\n        <h3>Resize to any Instagram size, free<\/h3>\n        <p>Set the exact pixels for feed, Stories, or Reels and export sharp, in your browser.<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/resize-image\">Try the ArtsFlick Image Resizer<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carousels: keep every slide identical<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carousels reward consistency. Size every slide to&nbsp;<strong>1080 \u00d7 1350 (4:5)<\/strong>&nbsp;and keep the dimensions identical across the whole set. The first slide sets the aspect ratio for the entire carousel, and Instagram crops every following slide to match it, so one oddly-sized slide throws off all the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A welcome 2026 update: you can now reorder and replace carousel slides after publishing, so a wrong-order mistake is no longer permanent. Sizing still isn&#8217;t editable after posting, though, so get the dimensions right before you hit share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile photo: 320 \u00d7 320<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upload your profile picture at\u00a0<strong>320 \u00d7 320<\/strong>\u00a0(1:1). Instagram displays it as a circle everywhere in the app, so keep your face or logo centered and away from the corners, which get clipped by the circular mask. A square upload with the subject centered is all you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safe zones: the detail that saves your posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safe zones are the margins you leave empty so nothing important gets cropped or covered. Two matter most in 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feed to grid (3:4 safe zone).<\/strong>\u00a0Even when you upload 4:5, keep faces, text, and logos inside the central 3:4 region. The grid crop then removes only empty margin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stories and Reels (top and bottom).<\/strong>\u00a0Keep key content about 250 px clear of the top and bottom edges so Instagram&#8217;s interface doesn&#8217;t sit on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designing to safe zones once, as a habit, is faster than re-cropping posts after you notice a problem, and it&#8217;s the difference between a grid that looks intentional and one that looks accidentally trimmed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer.webp\" alt=\"Instagram Story frame with top and bottom safe zones marked where interface buttons appear\" class=\"wp-image-179\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer.webp 1672w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/instagram-safe-zone-resizer-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export settings for the sharpest upload<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right size, wrong export, and it still looks soft. A few settings keep quality intact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Width:<\/strong>\u00a0always 1080 px. It&#8217;s the resolution Instagram is built around.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0JPG for photos, PNG for graphics with sharp text or flat color. Instagram recompresses either way, so start from a clean, high-quality file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quality:<\/strong>\u00a0export JPGs at 80 to 85%. Higher is wasted; Instagram will compress it anyway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Color:<\/strong>\u00a0sRGB. Other color profiles can shift once Instagram processes the image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want the reasoning behind those choices, our guide on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/png-vs-jpg-vs-webp\/\">PNG vs JPG vs WebP<\/a>&nbsp;covers which format to use when, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/artsflick.com\/blog\/resize-an-image-without-losing-quality\/\">resizing without losing quality<\/a>&nbsp;covers getting to 1080 px cleanly. Instagram&#8217;s own&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/1631821640426723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Center<\/a>&nbsp;is the source to check if a spec ever changes mid-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistakes to avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even with the best Instagram post sizes in 2026 in hand, a few habits still trip people up. These are the ones worth breaking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Designing edge-to-edge at 4:5.<\/strong>\u00a0The grid crops to 3:4 and eats your top and bottom. Keep the important part centered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uploading below 1080 px wide.<\/strong>\u00a0Instagram upscales small images into a blur. Start at 1080 or resize up to it from a larger original.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mixed sizes in one carousel.<\/strong>\u00a0The first slide&#8217;s ratio crops the rest. Size every slide the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Putting text at the bottom of a Story.<\/strong>\u00a0The caption and buttons cover it. Respect the 250 px margin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uploading a giant 4000 px file &#8220;for quality&#8221;.<\/strong>\u00a0Instagram recompresses it on its terms. 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#e7eaf0;border-left:1px solid #e7eaf0;}.kt-accordion-id176_ac7efe-3f > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id176_ac7efe-3f .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}.kt-accordion-id176_ac7efe-3f .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id176_ac7efe-3f > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id176_ac7efe-3f kt-accordion-has-6-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane176_c42ba4-21\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is the best Instagram post size in 2026?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1350 pixels (4:5 portrait). It fills the most screen in the feed, which helps reach. Keep faces and text inside the central 3:4 area so the profile grid, which now crops to 3:4, doesn&#8217;t trim anything important.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane176_978114-38\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Why are my Instagram photos cropped on my profile grid?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram switched the profile grid from square to 3:4 portrait. The feed shows your full 4:5 post, but the grid crops every thumbnail to 3:4, trimming the top and bottom. Upload at 3:4 (1080 \u00d7 1440) for zero crop, or keep key content within a 3:4 safe zone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane176_9ddd36-1b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What size are Instagram Stories and Reels?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1920 pixels (9:16), full-screen vertical. Keep important text and logos at least 250 pixels from the top and bottom, since Instagram&#8217;s interface buttons and caption sit over those areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane176_7ede29-1b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What resolution should I upload to Instagram?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 pixels wide. Smaller files get upscaled and look blurry; much larger files get recompressed on Instagram&#8217;s terms. Export at 1080 px wide in JPG at 80 to 85% quality, in sRGB color.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane176_8a162f-d1\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Should I post at 4:5 or 3:4 on Instagram?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post at 4:5 (1080 \u00d7 1350) for the biggest feed presence and keep key content in the central 3:4 safe zone. Choose 3:4 (1080 \u00d7 1440) only if a perfectly uncropped profile grid matters more to you than maximum feed height.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane176_1ad928-e5\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What size should a carousel be?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1080 \u00d7 1350 (4:5) for every slide, all identical. The first slide sets the ratio and Instagram crops the rest to match. 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