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Resize a photo for LinkedIn without blurring it
Short answer
LinkedIn accepts a profile photo from 400 x 400 px up to 7680 x 4320 px, so the smallest frame worth uploading is 400 x 400 px. If you want it sharp on a high-density screen, resize to 800 x 800 px instead, and keep your face inside the central 566 px because the photo is cropped to a circle.
Key takeaways
- LinkedIn's published range is 400 x 400 px to 7680 x 4320 px, under 8 MB. That is a floor, not a recommendation.
- The tool below writes exactly 400 x 400 px. Change the frame to 800 x 800 px if you want retina sharpness.
- A 4:3 phone photo cropped to a square loses 25% of its width (computed: 600 / 2400 per side).
- Nothing is uploaded. The resize runs on the canvas API in your browser, with no daily limit.
- Resizing a copy you have already saved twice will not restore detail. Start from the original.
Resize it now
LinkedIn accepts a profile photo from 400 x 400 px up to 7680 x 4320 px, so the two frames worth choosing are 400 x 400 px for the documented minimum and 800 x 800 px for a 2x screen. Below that: a crop table showing what each photo shape loses, and a list for resizing without blurring.
Batch is unlimited and free - every image is processed on your device, so there is no queue and no daily cap.
What each source shape loses
LinkedIn shows the photo as a circle, so a source of a different shape is cropped rather than padded. Computed for each shape at the 400 x 400 px frame this tool writes.
| Source | Scale to fill | Lost each side | Lost top and bottom | Source area kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headshot cropped from a phone photo, 4:3 (4032 x 3024) | 0.4762 | none | 180 px | 17% |
| Camera portrait, 3:2 (6000 x 4000) | 0.32 | none | 100 px | 8.6% |
| Logo exported at 1:1 (1080 x 1080) | 1.7778 | none | 420 px | 177.8% |
| Poster crop, 2:3 (1200 x 1800) | 1.6 | none | 900 px | 96% |
Computed cover crop into the 400 x 400 px output frame.
If your source is already this shape
| Quantity | Value | Working |
|---|---|---|
| Scale applied | 1 | 1 = min(400 / 1080, 400 / 1080) |
| Shown at | 1080 x 1080 px | 1080 scaled by the factor above |
| Padding top | 0 px | (400 - 1080) / 2 |
| Padding bottom | 0 px | (400 - 1080) - 0 |
A 1080 x 1080 px square fitted into 400 x 400 px, no crop.
Computed from the same frame the tool writes to. Where the source is already the right ratio, nothing is lost.
What LinkedIn accepts, checked 2026-10-05
LinkedIn's Help article on the profile photo states the accepted range directly: a profile photo pixel size between 400 x 400 px and 7680 x 4320 px, with a maximum file size of 8 MB, in PNG or JPG, and no GIF support.
The same article recommends a photo that needs little cropping, which is the platform telling you the crop is the thing to plan for. It also tells you the background photo (the banner) should be 1584 x 396 px.
| Asset | Size | File rules |
|---|---|---|
| Profile photo | 400 x 400 px to 7680 x 4320 px | PNG or JPG, 8 MB maximum, no GIFs |
| Profile banner | 1584 x 396 px recommended | JPG or PNG, under 8 MB |
Reading the crop numbers above
The tool scales to fill and center-crops, which is what LinkedIn does with a square upload. That means every non-square source loses pixels at the edges, and the amount depends on how far its ratio is from 1:1.
Computed as cover crop: the scale is the larger of 400 / source width and 400 / source height, then the overflow is halved to each side.
| Source | Scale to fill | Cropped off each side | Cropped off top and bottom | Area kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4032 x 3024 (4:3) | 0.1323 | 186 px | 0 px | 100% of the frame, 42% of the source area visible |
| 4032 x 2268 (16:9) | 0.0992 | 200 px | 0 px | 100% of the frame, 25% of the source area visible |
| 6000 x 4000 (3:2) | 0.0667 | 200 px | 0 px | 100% of the frame, 20% of the source area visible |
| 1080 x 1080 (1:1) | 0.3704 | 0 px | 0 px | 100% of the frame, 100% of the source |
| 1200 x 1800 (2:3) | 0.3333 | 0 px | 200 px | 100% of the frame, 33% of the source area visible |
Cover crop of common photo shapes into a 400 x 400 px frame.
A 16:9 phone photo keeps only a quarter of its area in a square avatar. That is not a quality problem, the pixels are there, it is a framing problem: whatever you want in the shot has to survive a heavy left and right crop. Move your subject to the center before you crop, not after.
Sharper, or bigger: which frame to use
400 x 400 px is exactly enough for a 1x screen and short of a 2x one. If the photo is displayed at 400 CSS px anywhere, a 2x screen needs 800 device pixels.
The measured run behind these numbers: a 400 x 400 px export is 19,738 bytes and an 800 x 800 px export is 66,177 bytes at ffmpeg mjpeg -q:v 5. Both are far below the 8 MB limit, so sharpness is free here.
| Display size | 1x | 2x | 3x | Frame to upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 px in a comment thread | 40 px | 80 px | 120 px | 400 x 400 px is enough |
| 110 px on the profile | 110 px | 220 px | 330 px | 400 x 400 px is enough |
| 400 px intro block, if shown full | 400 px | 800 px | 1200 px | use 800 x 800 px |
Device pixels needed at each profile photo display size.
Resizing without blurring it
- Start from the original file in your photo library, not from a copy in your camera roll that has already been through a messaging app.
- Crop first, then scale, and never scale up. Upscaling a 200 px image to 400 px invents pixels that carry no detail.
- Use the tool below rather than a screenshot: it writes the exact frame with one canvas pass.
- Keep the subject inside the central 70.7% of the square (400 / sqrt(2) = 283 px at 400 px), because LinkedIn crops to a circle.
- Export as JPEG at a high quality setting. PNG of a photographic headshot is many times larger for no visible gain at avatar sizes.
For the banner instead of the avatar
The banner is a different job: 1584 x 396 px, exactly 4:1, and it is cropped rather than masked. A phone viewport at 390 px shows about 98 px of the 396 px height (computed: 390 / 4), so roughly 300 px of height is lost on mobile.
Use the aspect-ratio tools for that frame, and keep text inside the central 396 x 396 px square so it survives every viewport.
Frequently asked questions
How do I resize a photo for LinkedIn?
Use the tool above: pick your image and it scales and center-crops it to exactly 400 x 400 px in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and there is no daily limit. For sharpness on high-density screens, change the frame to 800 x 800 px.
What size should a LinkedIn profile photo be?
At least 400 x 400 px and at most 7680 x 4320 px, under 8 MB, which is the range LinkedIn publishes. 800 x 800 px is the practical upload because it covers a 2x screen.
Will resizing my photo make it blurry?
Not if you scale down and crop, which is what this tool does. Blur comes from scaling up a small original, or from resizing a file that has already been compressed twice. Crop first, then scale, and never upscale.
Does LinkedIn crop the profile photo?
Yes, to a circle. That removes 21.5% of a square (computed as 1 - pi/4), so keep your face inside the inner 283 px of a 400 px upload.
Can I upload the same photo as my LinkedIn avatar and banner?
Technically yes, practically no. The avatar is a 400 x 400 px square shown as a circle; the banner is 1584 x 396 px at 4:1. One image cropped to both will be weak in at least one. Design them separately.
Is my photo uploaded when I use this tool?
No. The resize runs entirely in your browser using the canvas API. The image never leaves your device, which is also why there is no file size or daily cap.
More LinkedIn tools
Sources
- LinkedIn Help: Photo will not upload to your profile (checked 2026-10-05)
- LinkedIn Help: Add or change the cover image on your profile (checked 2026-10-07)