Profile Picture Sizes for Every Platform

Every app stores your profile picture as a square and shows it as a circle, usually tiny. Upload a sharp square at the size below, with your face in the middle, and it will look right everywhere.

Checked against each platform's help pages on 2 November 2026.

The short answer

Shape to upload: A square; most apps show it as a circle
Instagram: 1080 × 1080 px
WhatsApp DP: 640 × 640 px
Facebook: 320 × 320 px
LinkedIn: 400 × 400 px
X: 400 × 400 px, under 2 MB
YouTube: 800 × 800 px (shown at 98 px)
One file for every app: 1080 × 1080 px, under 2 MB

Profile picture sizes, platform by platform

Only Facebook, X and YouTube publish a size for personal profile pictures; LinkedIn publishes one for company Page logos. For the rest, the sizes below are the ones widely used, and the table says which is which.

Bigger is rarely a problem. Every app scales your photo down to the size it needs. A photo that is too small is the real risk, because it is enlarged and goes soft.

Profile picture sizes: what each platform shows and what to upload
Platform	Shown at	Upload	Official size?
Instagram	Not published; a small circle	1080 × 1080 px	No. Widely reported to be kept at 320 × 320 px
WhatsApp	Circle in chats, full square when opened	640 × 640 px	Not for personal accounts. Meta's business docs recommended 640 × 640
Facebook	176 × 176 px on computers, 196 × 196 px on phones	320 × 320 px	Yes, Meta Help Centre
LinkedIn	Not published	400 × 400 px	Only for company Page logos (400 × 400)
X	Not published	400 × 400 px	Yes, X Help Center
YouTube	98 × 98 px	800 × 800 px	Render size yes; 800 × 800 was YouTube's earlier advice
TikTok	Not published	200 × 200 px	No. The size commonly used
Threads	Not published	1080 × 1080 px	No. Same photo as Instagram if you import it
Discord	Not published	128 × 128 px	No. The commonly quoted minimum
Pinterest	Not published	800 × 800 px	No. Guides give 165 × 165 to 800 × 800
Telegram	Served at 160 × 160 and 640 × 640	640 × 640 px	From Telegram's developer docs

Upload sizes are the presets in our Profile Picture Maker; Pinterest and Telegram use its Custom size. Facebook's figures are from its help page for Pages; personal profiles use the same circle.

Make your profile picture at the right size for each appCrop a photo into a circle and save your profile picture at the right size for Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and more.

WhatsApp DP size

WhatsApp doesn't publish a size for personal accounts. Meta's older business documentation recommended 640 × 640 px and said WhatsApp scales profile photos to a square no larger than that, so anything bigger is simply scaled down. Many guides still quote 500 × 500, which works but is less sharp.

WhatsApp shows your DP as a circle in the chat list, but as a full square when someone taps it. So frame your face for the circle and keep the corners tidy as well.

Want the whole photo without the crop, for example a group photo? Fit it inside the square on a plain or blurred background. The Profile Picture Maker has an option to zoom out and fit the whole photo.

Circle or square: how each app crops it

Almost every app shows the picture as a circle cut from the middle of your square. The circle loses the four corners, about 21% of the picture.

A few places use a square. WhatsApp shows the full square when someone opens your picture. X shows square pictures for verified organisations. LinkedIn company Page logos are square.

The shape each platform shows
Platform	Shape	Worth knowing
Instagram	Circle	A coloured ring goes round it when you have a Story up
WhatsApp	Circle, square when opened	A ring shows in Updates when you post a Status
Facebook	Circle	A ring shows when you have a story up
LinkedIn	Circle	Company Page logos are square
X	Circle	Square for verified organisations
YouTube	Circle	Very small next to comments and videos
TikTok	Circle	Shown small next to every video and comment
Threads	Circle	Can be imported from Instagram
Discord	Circle	The online status dot sits over the bottom right
Pinterest	Circle	Shown small on your profile and boards
Telegram	Circle	Can be a short looping video

File types and size limits

JPG suits photos. PNG suits logos and text: Facebook's help suggests PNG for those, as edges stay crisp. Keep the file under 2 MB and it fits every limit that is published here.

Profile picture file types and limits
Platform	File types	Maximum file size
X	JPG, GIF or PNG	2 MB
YouTube	JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG (not animated)	15 MB
LinkedIn	JPG or PNG	8 MB for members (as reported); 3 MB for Page logos
Discord	PNG or GIF (animated needs Nitro)	Not published
WhatsApp	JPG or PNG	Not published (5 MB in Meta's business docs)
Facebook	JPG or PNG	Not published
Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Pinterest, Telegram	JPG or PNG	Not published

From each platform's help pages where they exist. Where a limit isn't published, any normal photo goes through.

Resize a photo to an exact square sizeResize one photo or a whole batch for any post, story, banner or profile picture, with crop, blur or border.

Tips for a profile picture that works small

Centre your face. The circle is cut from the middle of the square, so a face off to one side gets clipped.
Leave headroom. Keep a little space above your head and around your face so the circle doesn't clip your hair or chin.
Story and status rings cover the edge. Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp draw a ring round your picture when you have a Story or Status up, so nothing important should sit at the very edge.
Keep the bottom right clear on Discord: the online status dot sits over it.
Check it tiny. Most people see it at around 32 to 56 px, next to a comment or in a chat list. Our tool previews it at 32, 56 and 110 px.
Use a close crop and a plain background. A face that fills most of the circle is still recognisable when small; a full-length photo is not.
Use the same photo everywhere. People recognise you faster across apps.

Frame your face in the circle and preview it smallCrop a photo into a circle and save your profile picture at the right size for Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and more.

Frequently asked questions

What is the WhatsApp DP size?

WhatsApp doesn't publish one for personal accounts. Upload a square of 640 × 640 px: Meta's business documentation recommended it and said WhatsApp keeps nothing larger. It shows as a circle in chats and as a full square when someone taps it.

What size should a profile picture be?

A square. 400 × 400 px or larger works almost everywhere, and Facebook asks for 320 × 320 px. If you want one file for every app, use 1080 × 1080 px saved under 2 MB, which is X's limit.

Is a profile picture a circle or a square?

You upload a square, and most apps show it as a circle cut from the middle. WhatsApp shows the full square when someone opens it, X uses a square for verified organisations, and LinkedIn company logos are square.

How do I put a full photo as my DP without cropping?

Fit the whole photo inside a square with a background behind it, then upload that square. In our Profile Picture Maker, tick the option to zoom out and fit the whole photo and pick a background colour.

Why is my profile picture blurry?

Usually the photo was too small or already compressed, for example a screenshot or a picture forwarded on WhatsApp. Start from the original photo, crop it to a square at the size for your app, and upload that.