Checked against the source
Snapchat geofilter size
Short answer
Third parties report geofilters at 1080 × 1920 pixels (9:16) up to 5 MB; this site's working frame is 1080 × 2340. The Snapchat help article we tried returned a 404, so no figure here comes from Snapchat.
Key takeaways
- The reported 9:16 frame (1080 × 1920) and our 1080 × 2340 working frame differ: 2340 / 1080 is 2.17:1, taller than 9:16 (computed).
- The reported file limit is 5 MB; our six pictures at 1080 × 2340 were between the sizes in the table below.
- A geofilter is an overlay with transparent areas, so the final file is usually a PNG; the table shows JPG sizes for comparison.
- Across our six test pictures the 1080 × 2340 result was 289 KB to 756 KB as a JPG at quality 0.92.
The size
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Width | 1080 px |
| Height | 2340 px |
| Aspect ratio | 6:13 |
Reported by third parties
Reported by third parties; the Snapchat geofilter help article returned a 404 on 2026-10-07.
| What | Reported value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Geofilter | 1080 x 1920 px, 9:16 | SP |
| Geofilter maximum file size | 5 MB | SP |
Source keys: SP = SocialPilot: social media image sizes (2026-10-07)
Resize it now
Scales and center-crops any image to exactly 1080 x 2340 px, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, there is no file size cap and no daily limit.
Batch is unlimited and free - every image is processed on your device, so there is no queue and no daily cap.
What a 1080 × 2340 frame does to common photo shapes
The frame is 6:13. A photo of another shape is scaled until it covers the frame and the excess is cut from the center, which is what the resizer on this page does. This is computed from the shapes.
| Photo shape | Share of the photo kept | What is cut |
|---|---|---|
| 16:9 (1920 × 1080) | 26% | The sides |
| 3:2 (3000 × 2000) | 31% | The sides |
| 4:3 (4000 × 3000) | 35% | The sides |
| 1:1 (2000 × 2000) | 46% | The sides |
| 4:5 (1080 × 1350) | 58% | The sides |
| 9:16 (1080 × 1920) | 82% | The sides |
Computed.
Measured: six pictures through the resizer
The resizer on this page was run in headless Chromium on six test pictures (public domain NASA scans, a PNG graphic and two small pictures made from them): each is scaled to cover 1080 × 2340, drawn on a white background and saved as a JPG at quality 0.92. SSIM compares each result with a Lanczos crop of the same picture made by ffmpeg (1.0 would be identical); it is blank when the frame has an odd side, which ffmpeg's check cannot compare. Other browsers use their own encoders, so sizes can differ.
| Picture | Pixels | Scale | Result | Time | SSIM | Against the reported 5 MB limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo, nearly square | 3840 × 3877 | 0.60× | 756 KB | 37 ms | 0.82 | Under |
| Portrait | 2122 × 2644 | 0.89× | 460 KB | 34 ms | 0.92 | Under |
| Wide document scan | 3827 × 1588 | 1.47× (enlarged) | 541 KB | 33 ms | 0.95 | Under |
| Square PNG graphic | 5380 × 5432 | 0.43× | 621 KB | 33 ms | 0.92 | Under |
| Small portrait (1060 px) | 1060 × 1320 | 1.77× (enlarged) | 339 KB | 30 ms | 0.97 | Under |
| Small landscape (640 px) | 640 × 480 | 4.88× (enlarged) | 289 KB | 30 ms | 0.96 | Under |
A scale above 1 enlarges the picture to fill the frame; enlarging adds no detail, so start from a file at least as large as the frame. The limit used above is the reported 5 MB limit.
Detail decides the file size (measured)
The same frame holds 2.53 megapixels whatever the picture, but the JPG size follows the detail in it. Bits per pixel is the file size in bits divided by the number of pixels in the frame.
| Picture | Result | Bits per pixel |
|---|---|---|
| Photo, nearly square | 756 KB | 2.39 |
| Portrait | 460 KB | 1.46 |
| Wide document scan | 541 KB | 1.71 |
| Square PNG graphic | 621 KB | 1.97 |
| Small portrait (1060 px) | 339 KB | 1.07 |
| Small landscape (640 px) | 289 KB | 0.92 |
Smooth areas and flat color compress to a fraction of what fine detail needs; a photograph full of texture is the expensive case. If a size limit matters, check your own picture, not an average.
Using the Snapchat geofilter size
- Start from a file at least 1080 × 2340 pixels so nothing is enlarged.
- Keep faces, logos and text away from the edges; every crop above cuts the edges.
- Check the platform's own page before you rely on a figure; sizes change.
- The resizer above does the crop and the JPG in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Snapchat geofilter?
Reported as 1080 × 1920 px, up to 5 MB; Snapchat's own page could not be read.
How much of a 16:9 photo is kept in 1080 × 2340?
26% of its area (computed).
What is the aspect ratio of 1080 × 2340?
6:13, 2.53 megapixels.
How big will the file be?
Our six test pictures came out between 289 KB and 756 KB as JPGs at quality 0.92; detailed photographs are the large end.
Is my picture uploaded?
No. The resizer runs in your browser.
Other Snapchat sizes
Sources
- Wikimedia Commons: Buzz salutes the U.S. Flag (NASA, public domain), one of the test pictures (checked 2026-10-10)
- MDN: HTMLCanvasElement.toBlob() (JPEG quality) (checked 2026-10-10)
No official Snapchat page for this size could be read on 2026-10-10.