How to resize images for Instagram, YouTube and websites | Img2Web
Use the right aspect ratios and dimensions without stretching faces or creating oversized files.
Dimensions and aspect ratio are different
Dimensions describe pixel count; aspect ratio describes the frame shape. Changing width and height independently can distort the image.
Useful presets
Start with the platform preset and keep text inside safe areas.
Square Instagram post: 1080 × 1080.
Stories and Reels: 1080 × 1920.
YouTube thumbnail: 1280 × 720.
Website Open Graph: 1200 × 630.
Contain or cover
Contain preserves the whole image and may add margins. Cover fills the frame and may crop edges. Review the subject before exporting.
Quick answers
What is the quick summary of How to resize images for Instagram, YouTube and websites?
Use the right aspect ratios and dimensions without stretching faces or creating oversized files.
Where should I start?
Dimensions describe pixel count; aspect ratio describes the frame shape. Changing width and height independently can distort the image.
Which related tool can I use?
Use Resize for social media to apply the guide directly in the browser, with local processing whenever possible.
Try it: Resize for social media
Use presets for Instagram, YouTube, Open Graph, X, LinkedIn and Facebook. Free, fast and browser-based whenever possible.