Instagram post size: 1080 × 1350 (4:5)
Use 1080 × 1350 pixels, a 4:5 portrait. It is the tallest shape the feed shows in full, so your post takes up more of the screen than a square - and Melon Cut makes every social post at exactly this size.
- pixels
- 1080 × 1350
- aspect ratio
- 4:5
Instagram post size: the specs
- Size
- 1080 × 1350 pixels
- Aspect ratio
- 4:5 (portrait)
- Safe area, sides
- Keep logos and text 13% in from the left and right
- Safe area, top and bottom
- Keep them 12% in from the top and bottom
- Why the safe area
- The profile grid shows only the middle of a post, so anything near the edges can be cut off there
Make it at exactly this size
Choose Social post
In Melon Cut Design, pick Social post: every picture is made at 1080 × 1350.
Describe the post
Write what the post is about, and add your brand's @username to keep it on-brand.
Check it
Press Check for social media to confirm the size and that nothing will be cropped on the grid.
Why 4:5 and not square
A square post is 1:1. A 4:5 portrait post is the same width but 25% taller, so it fills more of the screen as people scroll - more room for your product, your words and your logo.
The profile grid crop
On your profile, Instagram shows each post as a tile cut from its middle. A logo in a corner or a headline near the edge of a 4:5 post can disappear from that tile, which is why the safe area matters.
What is the best size for an Instagram post?
1080 × 1350 pixels, a 4:5 portrait. It shows larger in the feed than a square post.
Will a 4:5 post be cropped on my profile?
The profile grid shows the middle of the post. Keep anything important 13% from the sides and 12% from the top and bottom and it stays visible.
Other sizes
- 9:16 · 1080 × 1920 Instagram story size 1080 × 1920 px, 9:16 vertical, with its safe area.
- 4:5 · 1080 × 1350 Facebook post size 1080 × 1350 px, 4:5 portrait, the same post as Instagram.
- 4:5 and 9:16 · 1080 × 1350 and 1080 × 1920 Social media safe zones Margins for 4:5 posts, 9:16 stories and vertical videos.
Every post at the right size, every time
Melon Cut makes posts, stories and vertical videos at the sizes on this page, with your logo and text kept inside the safe area.