Are you one of those who follow the development of Instagram’s social features? Apparently the development of this social feature has an impact on different sizes of Instagram feeds.
As one of the social media with the most users, Instagram doesn’t stop presenting various new features. Starting from profile photos, posts, stories to IGTV, each has its own aspect ratio.
Don’t worry, see the explanation of the following Instagram image and video sizes.
To make things easier, you can see the summary table of Instagram feed sizes below:
Instagram Feed Size Table
| Instagram Feed Type | Size |
| Instagram Profile Photo | 360 x 360 pixels |
| Instagram Square Post | 1080 x 1080 pixels (1:1 ratio) |
| Instagram Landscape Post | 1080 x 608 pixels (1.91:1 ratio) |
| Instagram Portrait Post | 1080 x 1350 pixels (4:5 ratio) |
| Instagram Stories | 1080 x 1920 pixels (9:16 ratio) |
| IGTV Cover Photo | 420 x 654 pixels (1:1.55 ratio) |
Instagram Profile Photo
If you notice, every Instagram user has a profile photo. The photo is a circle. However, you don’t need to turn your photo into a circle to make it a profile photo.
The aspect ratio of the Instagram profile photo size is 1:1 with a minimum pixel size of 110px x 110px. Although the size of the Instagram profile photo looks small, an image with a size below that will make your photo blurry.
If your original photo is square, then Instagram will automatically turn it into a circle. Although there will still be some parts of the photo that are cut off.
What if your profile photo ratio is not 1:1? You can cut out other parts or add a square background to make it a 1:1 ratio.
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Instagram Square Post
When it was first launched, the Instagram app only had one post size, which is square. This size has a 1:1 ratio.
You can upload images with a size of 1080px x 1080 px to produce HD image quality. However, the size of 640px x 640px is still okay for standard image quality.
The size of this square post is also what you will see on someone’s Instagram profile. Where you will see a grid of 3 columns in the form of small boxes. So it’s no wonder, square post is still in demand by many people.
How to Make a Square Post?
If your original image doesn’t have a 1:1 ratio, there are several ways to make it square:
1. By cropping or cropping the image
If your original image is landscape or portrait, you can crop or crop the image into a square. Use the square 1:1 setting and adjust the image you want to crop. This method is indeed faster, but you will lose some of the image frames.
2. Fill in the blanks
If you don’t want to remove parts of your image, another way is to fill in the blanks. So, the image ratio is 1:1.
You can add a background or square-shaped background, then put your photo in front of it. This method will also add to the aesthetics of your Instagram photos and profiles.
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Tips: Instagram Grid Puzzle
Ever heard of the term Instagram grid puzzle? This is how to make a connected Instagram feed.
In other words, one photo will be divided into several parts according to the size of the Instagram grid. Full photos will also be visible on the Instagram profile page.
This puzzle grid size should have 3 columns with adjusted rows. For example a 3 x 2 or 3 x 3 grid.
This method was popular some time ago and there is nothing wrong with trying to beautify your Instagram profile.
If you’re interested, you can try some of the following apps:
- Grids For Instagram
- Instagrid For Instagram
- 9Cut For Instagram
- PhotoGrid Square
- Image Splitter
Instagram Landscape Post
The latest update from Instagram now allows you to upload not only square photos, but also landscape photos. The ratio of this landscape photo is 1.91 : 1 or 1080 px x 608 px for HD photo sizes.
You don’t have to worry about this aspect ratio, because Instagram will automatically adjust your photo to that size.
How about videos? Are they the same size?
Instagram’s horizontal (landscape) video size is the same as photo size and ratio. If you don’t want it to be cropped, you’ll need to edit the size of the video first.
To do this, you will need additional applications, such as:
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Instagram Portrait Post
Along with the landscape photo feature, Instagram is also updating the portrait photo feature. The aspect ratio of this portrait photo is 4 : 5 or 1080 px x 1350 px for HD photo quality.
Portrait view is preferred over landscape view because your photos will look bigger and fuller on the phone screen.
However, this landscape and portrait photo display will be square if you see it on the Instagram profile grid. You need to click to view the image in its original size.
Likewise with Instagram’s vertical video (portrait) size, you need to resize it first if you don’t want it to appear cropped. Another alternative is that you can upload IGTV to get a fuller view of the video.
You can use the app to resize videos as described in the Instagram Landscape Post section above.
Instagram Stories
Instagram story size by default is 1080px x 1920px or 9:16 ratio. Instagram strives to present content that can fill your mobile screen.
However, not all photos have an aspect ratio of 9 : 16. In that case, you can crop the image first or adjust the image size when editing the story.
Also keep in mind that the screen sizes of mobile phones are different, so there is still the possibility that the story feed display will be cut off to fit each mobile screen.
To overcome this, you can shrink the image a little, add decorations to the edges of the photo, change the background or background of the photo and other creations.
IGTV Cover Photo
The size of the IGTV cover photo is 420 px x 654 px or 1:1.55 ratio. The good news is, you can choose and upload your own cover photo according to the size you have prepared. Otherwise, you can also select the cover from the video trailer.
Keep in mind that this is only the size for the cover and not the size of the video itself. Because, the video that you upload will appear full on the screen when the video is playing.
