What size image for Twitter (X) in 2026? Complete guide to tweet images, in-stream photos, profile headers and profile pictures. Updated March 2026.
Last updated: March 2026
All recommended Twitter / X image sizes for 2026. Use these exact dimensions to avoid platform-side cropping and recompression artifacts.
| Type | Width x Height | Aspect Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Image Tweet | 1600 x 900 px | 16:9 | Displays in full in the timeline — most common tweet image format |
| In-Stream Photo | 1600 x 900 px | 16:9 | Same as single image — Twitter/X crops to 16:9 in the feed |
| Profile Header | 1500 x 500 px | 3:1 | Banner behind profile picture — bottom-left area covered by avatar on desktop |
| Profile Picture | 400 x 400 px | 1:1 | Circular crop — displayed at 48px in timeline, upload 400x400 for clarity |
Single Image Tweet
1600 x 900
Ratio: 16:9
Displays in full in the timeline — most common tweet image format
In-Stream Photo
1600 x 900
Ratio: 16:9
Same as single image — Twitter/X crops to 16:9 in the feed
Profile Header
1500 x 500
Ratio: 3:1
Banner behind profile picture — bottom-left area covered by avatar on desktop
Profile Picture
400 x 400
Ratio: 1:1
Circular crop — displayed at 48px in timeline, upload 400x400 for clarity
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Use Batch Resize to resize to the exact Twitter / X dimensions, or Crop & Ratio to crop to the right aspect ratio first.
1600x900 px (16:9 ratio) is the optimal size for single-image tweets on Twitter/X. This displays in full without cropping in the timeline. Twitter recompresses all uploaded images — pre-compressing with SammaPix at 85% quality minimizes the double-compression blur that makes tweet images look muddy.
1500x500 px (3:1 ratio). On desktop, the bottom-left corner is covered by your profile picture and name. On mobile, the header is cropped to roughly the center portion. Keep critical content centered and in the upper half. Compress to under 200 KB with SammaPix.
Twitter/X accepts JPEG, PNG, GIF and WebP uploads. However, Twitter converts most images to JPEG on its servers regardless of upload format. Upload in JPEG compressed with SammaPix for the most predictable quality — this avoids the double-conversion from WebP to JPEG that can introduce artifacts.
Twitter/X crops single-image tweets to 16:9 in the timeline. Multi-image tweets use different crops depending on the number of images (2 images: vertical split, 3-4 images: grid layout). For predictable display, use SammaPix Crop to Ratio to pre-crop to 16:9 before tweeting.
Twitter/X allows up to 5 MB for photos (JPEG/PNG/WebP) and 15 MB for GIFs. However, larger files take longer to upload and are more aggressively recompressed by Twitter. Keeping images under 500 KB with SammaPix produces the sharpest final result after Twitter's server-side processing.
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