We will list the technical requirements and give recommendations for choosing the ideal cover size for Facebook, taking into account the fact that it is displayed differently on computers and smartphones.
Different format on PC and mobile
- It is not displayed on push-button telephones
- It is displayed on a computer at 820 × 312 pixels.
- On a smartphone - 640 × 360 pixels
- In this case, you need to upload a picture with a size of at least 400 × 150 pixels, otherwise it simply will not load.
- The fastest loading image is 851 × 315 in JPEG format up to 100Kb in size.
What does it mean? The cover looks different on mobile and computer. On mobile, it's more boxy.
- On a computer, this will be a wide rectangle measuring 820 × 312
- And on mobile - a narrow rectangle of 640 × 360.
You cannot upload a cover in two formats at the same time. The picture you uploaded will inevitably be cropped to the above sizes, and in different ways on the phone and PC. If you want the picture to match the appearance of the cover on a computer, upload a picture in size 851 × 315.
Preparing in the editor
Preparing a picture of the correct size is easy. Open it in the Paint editor. Select Home, Resize, Pixels and enter 851 horizontally. Then save.
And if you know how to work with Adobe Photoshop, then there is a blank cover in psd format that can be modified. The size 851 × 315 is prepared in advance. The profile picture and username, as well as all the buttons, are positioned on separate layers. In general, with its help, you can see how everything will look together on a Facebook page during the design process.
To suit both those and those - what is the ideal size
But 851 × 315 is the ideal format for a PC. If you download a cover of this format, and then view it on your mobile, you will be in for surprises. The cover will be severely trimmed at the sides. What to do? To make the cover crop a little bit both there and there, and look more the same, try to prepare the size 851 × 475. This is how it will look on the computer and mobile - see rectangles labeled as
- Desktop display area - this part will be visible on the PC. Only the top and bottom will be cut equally on both sides.
- Mobile display area - this part will be visible on the mobile. The sides on the left and right will be cut off, also equally.
How to change the hat
To upload or change the Facebook header, in your profile, click on the camera icon on the header. You will be prompted to either select a photo from your computer, or select an existing photo from your album. Once loaded, you can move it around, figuring out which area will be displayed and which will be hidden. And then save the changes.
If the user clicks the cover, the entire photo is displayed. Although the current cover is visible to everyone, you can edit the privacy settings of all previous ones. They are stored in a separate album. You can go to it and set in the settings the audience for which each picture will be available: friends, friends of friends, all users, or just you.
According to Facebook statistics, posts with pictures are repost 2 times more often than texts without images. Roughly the same picture is observed in other social networks. So to promote a company, you have to not only write interesting posts, but also prepare visual content. And here a beginner smmperson is trapped by a lot of pitfalls. Facebook, VKontakte, and Instagram have their own ideas about correct pictures. It's good if a special person is involved in all this. And if there is no such possibility?
For those who do not want to bother and take separate images, by trial and error, we have found the optimal image sizes that will be displayed correctly on any social network: horizontal photographs are 1024x512 pixels, vertical photographs are 800x1200 pixels. But in order for the visual content to fit perfectly into the feed, you should still take into account the peculiarities of each of the sites.
The size of your photo depends on where you want to place it. The image options for cover and post are significantly different. If you take a photo that is too small, Facebook will "stretch" it and the image will become blurry. Too large photo fb will simply crop, and the result may not look very good.
You can also use 820x315 images as a cover on Facebook.
Cover image
You can put a picture or video on the cover of a Facebook page. Let's deal with the pictures first.
If the image exceeds 851x315 pixels, then the fb will prompt you to select the area that you want to display. If you can donate any part of the photo, then everything is fine. This is how a full-fledged photo of 4000x3000 pixels looks like:
Here's how Facebook cut this photo for the cover:
To add or change a cover photo, you need to go to the page, click "change cover" in the upper left corner, upload a photo or select from those already uploaded, save.
Here's what happens if the cover photo doesn't fit the right dimensions:
Instead of a picture, you can put a video on the cover. The placement algorithm is the same as for a regular image. The ideal video resolution is 820x456 pixels. In any case, the cover video must have a resolution of at least 820x312 and a duration from 20 seconds to 1.5 minutes.
Profile page photo
For a profile photo, you need a square image of 180x180 pixels. When placed, its fb slightly compresses - on the company page to a size of 170x170 pixels, on a personal page - 160x160.
Picture for post
Images for Facebook posts are reduced automatically, while the proportions of the images are preserved. The width of the horizontal image in fb is 470 pixels. The original size of this photo is 960x678 pixels, in the tape it is displayed in the size of 470x332 pixels.
Commercial pages try not to use vertical pictures and photographs. But you can also post them if you want. Facebook will shrink such a photo to 394 pixels in height, while maintaining the proportions. The original photo size is 585х700 pixels.
Image for external link
If the picture is smaller, then it will be displayed in the form of a square with the text on the right.
Despite the fact that Facebook squeezes pictures, it is recommended for articles that are planned to be shared on social networks, to put 1200x630 pixel images so that they are well displayed on high-resolution screens.
In contact with
For VK, image sizes are also important. Too small pictures will be "stretched" and they will be blurry, and too large will squeeze with loss of quality or even crop in the wrong place. Now the design of pages on Vkontakte is more and more reminiscent of Facebook, but there are small nuances in the size of the photo. In addition, in order to preserve the quality of photos, they need to be dragged from a folder on the computer, and not downloaded by opening the file.
Cover image
On VKontakte, as on Facebook, a horizontal, wide and low picture is needed for the cover. If you download the standard one, then VK will offer to crop it, which does not always look good. To add a cover, you need to go to the "actions" - community management on the page of a group or community and upload a photo.
Profile page photo
In principle, you can load large images up to 7 thousand pixels, the main thing is that the aspect ratios of the photo fit into the ratio of 2 to 5. But if you have a cover, then all this is not important at all, the thumbnail will still be shown in the form of a circle with a diameter of 200 pixels and it can be edited.
Picture for post
After changing the design, the width of the news feed in VK became fixed, so for the picture to fit into the feed beautifully, it must be 510 pixels wide. Height can be any, but it is better to use square (510x510) or horizontal photos (height less than 510 pixels).
Pictures for external link
As in Facebook, when sharing, the picture is automatically uploaded to the post from the metadata and adjusted to the size 537x240. If the image is vertical or square, then the social network will crop it.
Photos of goods
Since VK is actively used as a platform for promoting various kinds of online stores, you should carefully consider the photos of the posted goods. The minimum photo size is 400x400 pixels, the maximum is 7 thousand pixels in width or height. But VK experts recommend sticking to 1000x1000 pixels. You can upload 4 photos to one product, to do this, you need to go to the "Products" menu (1), then "My products" (2) and click the "Add product" button.
This is what it looks like on the group page:
And other social networks
We have compiled for you in one table the optimal image sizes for the most popular social networks in Russia.
Picture tools
You don't have to hire a designer to take photos for all the social media platforms the company is promoting. Anyone without special knowledge can fit a photo or picture to the desired size.
www.canva.com/ru_ru/
The originally English-language site now allows you to work with the Russian interface. To get started, you need to register, you can use Facebook or Google +. The menu has graphics for social media.
When loading, the service offers to watch a short video on how you can start working with images. You can work with free ready-made templates and pictures, as well as upload your own, add a background and text. To upload your own pictures and photos, you need to go to the "Mine" tab. After finishing editing, you need to save the layout by clicking the "download" button.
http://optimizilla.com/ru/
Service for image optimization. The photo is uploaded directly to the home page.
What pictures do you post on your company's social media pages? Share in the comments.
Changing the appearance of a Facebook page is usually done at the very beginning of its creation. This is the first thing that grabs the visitor's attention. Because when the public has already become popular, changing the cover can negatively affect traffic. So you need to think about how to change the cover on Facebook in advance; the more subscribers you have, the more undesirable it is to change the appearance of the page.
Change and design of Facebook cover
A lot can be said about fine-tuning the appearance of the page in terms of attracting visitors. In this article, we will simply tell you how to technically perform this operation.
- You can set as a cover any photo from those that have already been uploaded to the page earlier. To do this, click on the "Select photo" menu item and find the desired one in the opened album.
- You can install not your photo, but any picture that Facebook itself offers you. To see these offers, click with the mouse cursor on the "Select a design" option.
- The "Create collage" item is used to compose a group of several photos into one composite picture.
- And finally, the item "Upload photo" opens a dialog box where you need to select a picture on your computer to upload it to the cover.
- If the selected picture is large, then after loading you can move it with the mouse in order to select the best fragment.
- The last step - when everything is ready, click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the photo window.
You can upload as many pictures as you like to your page in advance and change the cover in this way at least every day.
Facebook photo requirements
For the cover, it is better to take images with a width of 720 pixels or more. If it is less, then the site will offer to choose a different picture. The file format is best jpg or png.
In addition, you need to remember that images containing scenes of violence, inciting any discord or containing obscene phrases are prohibited for posting on a social network.
Where to download beautiful pictures for the cover
The design of corporate pages of companies - legal entities should contain only legal images. To avoid copyright problems, it is better to buy a photo in a photo bank or download it from a resource that offers deliberately free images (under the free Creative Common license).
For personal resources, this requirement is usually not relevant; moderators turn a blind eye to such violations.
Photo for registration should be memorable and bright. Choose those where large details - small ones can merge into an unreadable background. Of course, the image should match the theme of your page as much as possible.
Otherwise, the choice of image is only your own creativity.
Today, on my personal Facebook page, there are five pending friendship proposals. I have seen them for several days now, but I have not taken any action. Why do you think? Why don't I even want to go to the profiles of these people to get information about them? I think you guessed it - these people's profiles have no photos! Tell me, how can you be friends with a faceless creature? Social networks are primarily for communication.
Profile photo
It must be your own photo. Good quality is desirable. You don't have to introduce yourself at full height; people want to see your facial features, your eyes, so your chest-high image will be enough. Let your photo convey your mood - joy, positive, benevolence. Prepare such a photo in advance, it should be square in shape. You can shape the photo (or cut out the necessary fragment of the photo) by opening the photo you need using the Microsoft Office Picture Manager application. Remember the location of the photo on your computer.
Uploading a profile photo
Go to your personal profile. Move the cursor to the place of the profile photo, in the lower left corner of which the camera is depicted, the offer to download and update the photo will immediately appear, click. A window appears with a proposal to upload a photo. Moreover, if you already have photos uploaded to your page, you can make a choice of the appropriate one out of them. If not, click "upload photo", go to the place where you saved the prepared photo, select it, click "open". A new window will appear with the loaded photo and information about the size and quality of the photo, the ability to move it to select the required angle. Follow the directions and don't forget to save the image.
Profile cover
This is the top spot of your personal profile on your account, i.e. this is the very beginning of your chronicle. It is on the cover that your photo is located. From this place, people begin to get to know you. Therefore, the image presented on your cover can express your hobby, mood, emotions. There is no need to advertise your company on the cover - your page should represent, first of all, you as a person. It is with you that people will get to know and communicate. Look for example covers of profiles of people you know and have authority over; Consider what first impression you want to make on people.
You can choose a photo for the cover from your personal archive if it contains interesting and high-quality subjects that you like - nature, plants, images ... By the way, you can also be present in these photos. The shape of the photo should be rectangular, about 851 * 315 pixels in size (by the way, the requirements for the photo size may change) - the Microsoft Office Picture Manager application will again help you with this. Remember the place where you saved the photo.
Upload cover photo
Move the cursor to the upper left corner of the cover (there is also an image of the camera there). The message Load-update cover photo appears, click. In the drop-down menu, select "choose from my photos" - if you have already uploaded suitable photos. But, most likely, you need to select "upload photo", click, go to the location of the photo you have prepared, select it (click on it, then click on the "open" button). The photo is loaded and you are prompted to drag the photo, move it to get the required fragment of the photo. Do not forget to click “save changes” at the bottom right under the cover. Ready!
See how your photo and cover fit together. You like? If something is wrong, you can change the image that did not suit you using the same algorithm. By the way, the cover can be selected from the existing archive of pictures in any of the browsers. Or, you can use specialized sites to create covers. Use the search bar in the browser you are using to write a query "how to upload a cover image to Facebook"; from the offered options, you can choose the most optimal one for you.
Where can I find the picture?
Use the google pictures search engine. In the search bar, enter the words-characteristics of the image you need (for example, nature is winter). There will be a lot of pictures on this topic. A line of tools drops out under the search bar, select “search tools” in it. Examine the buttons that appear, with their help you can find the image of the desired size and correct the color. Pay special attention to "use rights", use "with any license".
If you have decided on a picture, right-click on it and select "save picture as", give it a name and select a location on your computer where you want to save it. Now you can use it to upload to your album on social networks or for your profile cover (do not forget to correct the shape, if necessary).
Change the cover image as your attitude and mood change - let people see the changes in you. After all, initially it is your profile photos and covers that will create the image of your future brand. What will it be like for you? Remember that "you can't make a first impression twice"?
Change covers for facebook, Twitter or any other social network no longer surprises anyone. However, it is noteworthy that it was the Facebook developers who were the first to introduce this feature. No wonder the world's # 1 social network is so popular! Despite the fact that covers are familiar to many users, some are confused in the settings. In part, the reason for this may be the interface of a foreign social network that is unusual for a domestic user. There are legends about his illogicality. I have to look on the Internet for instructions on how ! But for some reason, the network does not become less popular from this.
So why might you need to change your Facebook cover? Yes, for the same thing, for which you need to change the avatar or desktop wallpaper! It's also a great way to practice wit. Practice shows that a little imagination allows you to have fun by changing the cover and entertain your friends. The public loves humor, so a creative Facebook cover can do a great job in increasing audience loyalty. Of course, will give a much greater effect, but you should not discount the design.
What should be the profile background for FB? The social network does not impose strict restrictions on the content. But it is logical to assume that shock content, explicit photos and offensive materials will not stay published for a long time. If other users complain about your account background image, moderators can remove it. Don't use questionable ways to get attention. Fast much better for these purposes.
How to change your Facebook cover
Despite the tricky site interface, change the cover on Facebook, it shouldn't take long. Before you go to the settings and change (or even install for the first time) the background image in your account, you should first bring it to its proper form. The cover should be 815 pixels wide by 315 pixels high. It is worth noting that if you upload an image with a smaller width, it will automatically increase to the above width, the height of the image will also increase proportionally.
If you own graphic editors, you can crop your favorite image or photo just the way you like. In the event that Photoshop or at least Paint is not your best friend, you can fill in the entire photo. So, to change the background image at the top of your Facebook profile, you need to do the following:
- Enter your username and password on the main page of the social network to get full access to your account settings.
- Find in the upper left corner, below the Facebook logo, a small translucent camera icon. When you hover over it, the phrase "Update Cover Photo" will appear. You need to click on it.
- In the drop-down menu of several items, choose the option that suits you best. You can upload a photo from your computer or from photos you uploaded earlier.
- After the image has appeared, you will be prompted to move it with the mouse in such a position that the fragment you need is visible (provided that the photo is more than 315 pixels in height).
- When you are satisfied with your new cover, click the "Save Changes" button. It is located under the lower right corner of the image.
The cover will be shown to every visitor to your page. Now is the time to get busy ... A message will appear in your friends' news feed that you have changed your profile cover to an attached image.
Beautiful Facebook Covers
You are experiencing difficulties with the choice, because beautiful covers for facebook hard to find? Here are some examples of interesting covers from creative people who think outside the box. Take inspiration from those who have already cheered, surprised, or admired their Facebook profile covers.
