✳ FREE SPEC CHEAT SHEET
LinkedIn video spec cheat sheet
LinkedIn overlay is minimal - mostly reaction icons at the bottom-right - so the bigger constraint is that autoplay is muted by default. Burned-in captions do more work here than on any other platform.
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080px
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 or 9:16
- Max length
- up to 15 minutes for organic video
- Max file size
- 5 GB for organic video
- Caption limit
- 3,000 characters
- Safe zone
- Covered by the app interface: sources disagree (recorded top 4-6%, bottom 8-18%, left 0-4%, right 0-4%). Safe zone overlay
Frequently asked
What aspect ratio does LinkedIn use?
LinkedIn is built around 16:9 or 9:16. LinkedIn overlay is minimal - mostly reaction icons at the bottom-right - so the bigger constraint is that autoplay is muted by default. Burned-in captions do more work here than on any other platform.
What's the max video length on LinkedIn?
up to 15 minutes for organic video (900 seconds).
What's the caption character limit on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn caps captions at 3,000 characters.