Facebook Page Cover Photo Dimensions 2019
Facebook Page Cover Photo Dimensions
THE GREAT
Facebook is just keeping up with the times. And also these days lots of people are checking out Facebook on their phones, which suggests photos should be enhanced for mobile. So in the past when you published your long, slim cover image, the sides obtained removed when individuals looked at know their mobile app. Now Facebook users will certainly see the full picture when on their phones. (Just keep in mind that the tops as well as bases will certainly be cut off when individuals view on desktop!).
The brand-new perfect mobile dimensions simply occur to be the same as a great deal of other points we're currently acquainted with! Which means that you can still utilize Canva layouts, you just need to go to a different section. The mobile measurements follow a 16:9 proportion, which is the same as a widescreen television! In Canva you can make use of the YouTube Cover Art layouts, the Presentation (16:9) templates, or the Desktop computer Wallpaper layouts. Numerous choices!
Likewise, now you can develop every one of your cover photos utilizing the same dimensions. Business web page, personal profile, groups-- they'll all have that 16:9 proportion on mobile with a bit cut off ahead and also lower for desktop.
THE BAD.
If you develop your pictures in Canva, it usually takes Canva a couple of months to change all of their layouts to the brand-new measurements. Which can be irritating! (However allow's give them some credit scores. There are A LOT of themes in there! It's bound to spend some time.) So you're better off avoiding the Facebook Cover layout for now. (Use the ones I pointed out over instead.).
Your cover image will certainly look different on mobile than it does on desktop computer and also various on your phone than it does on your ipad. It's been this way forever. However that does not suggest we have to like it. So see to it if you're taking an image to make use of on your cover photo you leave a little added history area so you can chop it the method you wish to as well as no person's head will certainly get cut off.
Although service page, individual account, and groups all have the very same dimensions on mobile now, they're still slightly different on desktop. Irritating! They're obtaining closer to being consistent, though!
THE UGLY.
As with every Facebook modification, the rollout can be slow. So you might not also see any type of modifications yet. And after that eventually you'll get up and also whatever will look weird. Anticipate some change time while every person readjusts and also the adjustments present.
I got up to this pretty little problem-- my cover photo for the Hive Facebook group was super wacky! The group cover photos seem to be obtaining hit the hardest. Yet with a little tweak as well as a dash of redesign, now it looks terrific!
THE NEW FACEBOOK COVER PHOTO DIMENSIONS.
Layout every one of your cover images (Whether it's for your service page, your individual profile, or a group) to make sure that it's size: elevation proportion is 16:9. 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels is a great dimension. Even though Facebook provides smaller sized pixel numbers, if you upload a 1920 X 1080 photo, it will look wonderful even on the fanciest of retina display screens.
Maintain vital information (faces, message, etc) towards the center of the photo. Know that when people consider your image on desktop, the top and bottom will certainly be removed, so maintain that crucial stuff in the center as well as you'll be gold! (For precise numbers: if your photo is 1920 pixels broad, then the middle 731 pixels will be visible on desktop.).
I MADE A LAYOUT AND ALSO VIDEO CLIP TUTORIAL TO ASSIST!
Want a little additional assistance creating your Facebook cover picture? I made you an existing! Go here to download my 5-minute video tutorial as well as an unique overlay that you can utilize on ANY design to check that whatever will certainly look great on both desktop and also mobile.
Have you saw the new cover picture dimensions on Facebook yet? How are you managing it? Let me recognize in the remarks!