What size should an Instagram post be?

Recommended feed post size is 1080 × 1350 at 4:5. Square is 1080 × 1080 at 1:1. Landscape is 1080 × 566 at 1.91:1. Design at 1080 × 1350 so a portrait post fills more of the feed.

What are Instagram story dimensions?

Story dimensions are 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Up to 15 seconds per clip. Keep faces and the CTA inside the centre 1080 × 1420. Stories disappear after 24 hours.

What size should an Instagram Reel be?

Reel size is 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Use the same frame for the cover. Recommended length is 15–90 seconds; upload up to 3 minutes.

What size is an Instagram carousel or profile picture?

Carousel slides: 1080 × 1350 at 4:5 or 1080 × 1080 at 1:1, up to 20 slides on one ratio. Profile picture: upload 320 × 320 at 1:1; the in-app crop is a circle.

What are Instagram ad specs?

Feed ads: 1080 × 1080 or 1080 × 1350. Story and Reels ads: 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Soft numbers move — Ads Manager is the final word.

Are these live campaign figures?

These are planning specs. Soft numbers move; the app is the final word.

How should a brand use this when briefing creators?

Name the format and the pixel size on the brief. Delivery is still measured views.

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Instagram carousel size guide

Last changed 2026-09-15

Up to 20 slides, one ratio for the whole set.

Carousel

4:5 portrait (or 1:1). Planning specs, re-check upload limits in the app.
Spec	Value
Carousel size	1080 × 1350 px per slide (4:5) or 1080 × 1080 (1:1)
Slides	Up to 20 photos or videos
Mix	Keep every slide on the same ratio so the frame does not jump
Format	JPG, PNG, MP4 or MOV

Counted

Published 2026 field and pixel limits

Window

Current TikTok / Instagram published caps

Age

Re-check in the app before a launch

Method

How the number is made

Each slide 1080 × 1350 at 4:5 or 1080 × 1080 at 1:1. Up to 20 slides. Keep the ratio consistent.

A missing or zero denominator is an em dash, never a fabricated zero.

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What size should an Instagram post be?: Recommended feed post size is 1080 × 1350 at 4:5. Square is 1080 × 1080 at 1:1. Landscape is 1080 × 566 at 1.91:1. Design at 1080 × 1350 so a portrait post fills more of the feed.
What are Instagram story dimensions?: Story dimensions are 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Up to 15 seconds per clip. Keep faces and the CTA inside the centre 1080 × 1420. Stories disappear after 24 hours.
What size should an Instagram Reel be?: Reel size is 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Use the same frame for the cover. Recommended length is 15–90 seconds; upload up to 3 minutes.
What size is an Instagram carousel or profile picture?: Carousel slides: 1080 × 1350 at 4:5 or 1080 × 1080 at 1:1, up to 20 slides on one ratio. Profile picture: upload 320 × 320 at 1:1; the in-app crop is a circle.
What are Instagram ad specs?: Feed ads: 1080 × 1080 or 1080 × 1350. Story and Reels ads: 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Soft numbers move — Ads Manager is the final word.
Are these live campaign figures?: These are planning specs. Soft numbers move; the app is the final word.
How should a brand use this when briefing creators?: Name the format and the pixel size on the brief. Delivery is still measured views.

Also

Other campaign tools

Instagram size guide — post, Reel, Story, carousel, and profile picture
Post size, story dimensions, and reel size in one 2026 spec page.
Instagram post size guide
The feed still rewards a 4:5 portrait more than a square.
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4:5 portrait (or 1:1). Planning specs, re-check upload limits in the app.

Spec

Value

Carousel size

1080 × 1350 px per slide (4:5) or 1080 × 1080 (1:1)

Slides

Up to 20 photos or videos

Mix

Keep every slide on the same ratio so the frame does not jump

Format

JPG, PNG, MP4 or MOV

Questions this page answers

What size should an Instagram post be?: Recommended feed post size is 1080 × 1350 at 4:5. Square is 1080 × 1080 at 1:1. Landscape is 1080 × 566 at 1.91:1. Design at 1080 × 1350 so a portrait post fills more of the feed.
What are Instagram story dimensions?: Story dimensions are 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Up to 15 seconds per clip. Keep faces and the CTA inside the centre 1080 × 1420. Stories disappear after 24 hours.
What size should an Instagram Reel be?: Reel size is 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Use the same frame for the cover. Recommended length is 15–90 seconds; upload up to 3 minutes.
What size is an Instagram carousel or profile picture?: Carousel slides: 1080 × 1350 at 4:5 or 1080 × 1080 at 1:1, up to 20 slides on one ratio. Profile picture: upload 320 × 320 at 1:1; the in-app crop is a circle.
What are Instagram ad specs?: Feed ads: 1080 × 1080 or 1080 × 1350. Story and Reels ads: 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. Soft numbers move — Ads Manager is the final word.
Are these live campaign figures?: These are planning specs. Soft numbers move; the app is the final word.
How should a brand use this when briefing creators?: Name the format and the pixel size on the brief. Delivery is still measured views.