Twitter header/banner size?

1500x500 pixels. Keep important elements in the center as edges may be cropped on mobile.

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Compress Images for Twitter/X

Twitter/X crops and compresses images automatically. Pre-optimize to ensure your images display perfectly.

Last updated: 2025

1200x675 (16:9 ratio)

JPG at 85% or PNG under 5MB

5MB for PNG, 15MB for GIF

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Quality: 85%

Max Width

Max Height

Output Format

1 16:9 ratio avoids cropping

2 1200x675 pixels optimal

3 PNG under 5MB for crisp text

4 Header image: 1500x500 pixels

Twitter crops to 16:9 in timeline. Use 1200x675 pixels to ensure important content isn't cropped.

JPG for photos, PNG for graphics with text. PNG files over 5MB get converted to JPG.