How to use the Banner Size Checker with Safe Areas
- Choose your banner image. Pick or drop a wide image. It is processed in your browser and never uploaded. Unlike the image resizer, which makes one size, this shows every network at once with safe areas and avatar overlaps marked.
- Read each network card. Each card shows your image at that network's banner size, how much is cropped, and whether it has to be enlarged.
- Find the marked areas. Purple boxes show where a profile photo or logo sits on top of the banner. On YouTube, the clear box is the safe area and the darker edge may be cropped.
- Move the crop. Use the two sliders to slide the crop window until your text and faces sit in clear space.
- Export the crops. Download a PNG at the exact pixel size for each network, without the guides drawn on it.
How the banner check works
What it checks
For each placement the tool scales your image until it covers the whole banner, then crops the rest. You get the share of the image cut away and a warning when the image is smaller than the banner and has to be enlarged.
It then draws the overlap boxes or the safe area on top, so you can see which part of the picture the profile photo will cover.
The rules it applies
The sizes (X 1500 x 500, LinkedIn personal 1584 x 396, LinkedIn page 1128 x 191, YouTube 2560 x 1440 with a 1546 x 423 safe area, Facebook 820 x 312 desktop and 640 x 360 mobile) are widely documented, approximate figures. Their official help pages could not be read automatically in October 2026, so none is shown as verified.
The overlap boxes are estimates of where a profile photo sits, not exact measurements.
Limitations
Networks change banner sizes and layouts without notice, and apps may round corners or add overlays. Treat the guides as a safety margin and check the live profile after you upload.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube banner size and safe area?
Channel art is widely documented as 2560 x 1440 px, with a commonly cited 1546 x 423 px safe area in the centre for text and logos. We could not read YouTube's help page automatically, so treat these as approximate and verify against your channel on a phone. The checker draws the safe box on your image.
What size is an X (Twitter) header?
The X header is widely documented as 1500 x 500 px. The profile photo overlaps the bottom left corner, and the edges are cropped on some screens. The tool marks the overlap on your image. These figures are approximate and the network can change them.
What is the LinkedIn banner size?
A personal profile background is widely documented as 1584 x 396 px, and a company page cover as 1128 x 191 px. Both have the logo or profile photo sitting on the left, so keep text away from it. The figures are approximate and the tool labels them so.
Why is my banner cropped on mobile?
Networks show a different slice of the header on phone, desktop and TV, and the profile photo covers part of it. Facebook, for example, shows a taller crop on mobile than on desktop. The only safe approach is to keep important content in the middle and away from the corners.
Can one image work on every network?
Rarely. The shapes range from a wide strip at 1128 x 191 to a 16:9 picture at 2560 x 1440. A wide image with the subject in the centre and a plain background on both sides crops best. Use the sliders to see how a single picture holds up, then export a version for each.
Is my image uploaded?
No. The image is drawn on a canvas and exported on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.