X Media Sizes
Prepare landscape or square post images and a wide profile header for X.
Working canvas recommendations, not a list of every upload limit. Check the platform and publishing method before exporting. Reviewed September 2026.
| Format | Dimensions | Ratio | Crop image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape post canvas | 1600 × 900 px | 16:9 | Use size ↗ |
| Square post canvas | 1080 × 1080 px | 1:1 | Use size ↗ |
| Profile header | 1500 × 500 px | 3:1 | Use size ↗ |
Leave room for the crop.
A post can appear in a feed, a detail view, or a multi-image layout, each with a different crop. Keep the important content near the middle and check it on a phone. Profile header artwork also needs room for the avatar overlap.
Work from a high-resolution original and keep important text away from the edges. Cropping changes the framing; resizing changes the pixel dimensions. A larger export will not recover detail that is missing from the source.
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