What’s the best Facebook event image size?
It differs from both the Fan Page and the personal profile!
Photos on the event page wall will be seen at 470 pixels wide, up to 470 pixels tall, depending on the shape photo you upload.
Feel free to make them bigger (but not smaller, for best results). Both myself and Facebook often recommend a 1200 pixel width.
And the event cover photo?
Buckle up for a bumpy ride…
NEW Facebook Event Cover Photo Size 2024
Facebook loooves to mess with things. The Event Cover Photo is no exception.
Verified January 2024: a wild variety of cropping in various places.
And a bizarre recommendation from FB to “choose photos that are 400 x 150 pixels.” This shape will work – absolutely nowhere.
That proportion works out to 8:3, but the proportions I see are:
- 1.91:1, used on the event page and event shares on desktop.
- 2.1:1, used on desktop and mobile app event feed.
- 16:9 for event shares on mobile.
- 1:1 (square) used on the event page on mobile.
A dizzying array of sizes, and none nearly as severe a horizontal as Facebook suggests you use.
Nor as tiny!
Your easiest answer is to use a photo with no text overlay.
But that’s not why you’re here, right? You want to add text that explains at a glance what your event is about.
A great idea, but FB makes it challenging to have this type of design work!
If you use an easy graphic design app, you can choose the link share size, which is usually 1200 x 628. This is the 1.91:1 ratio.
Or you could use a 16:9 ratio. Most iPhone design apps offer a 16:9 crop. There’s even one in your Photos app!
Either way, if you add text, keep it to the middle section. No wider than a square.
Otherwise, you’ll be faced with something like this on your event page on mobile:
New Facebook Event Cover Photo Template 2024
If you use Photoshop or similar, you can use my template to see where the various crops will try to ruin your design.
This template will help whether or not you have software that lets you set a specific pixel size. You can use a standard 16:9 shape, and visualize the parts that will be cropped out.
We’ll start with a nice large image: 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels tall (16:9 aspect ratio).
Instructions for using my social media templates
1. Open in Photoshop or other graphics editing program that has layers.
2. Change Image > Mode to RGB (the template is an indexed color PNG).
3. Add guidelines to match template, or use template as a translucent layer for guidance.
4. Delete template from image file when your design is done.
If your design program doesn’t have layers, you can use them for size and visual reference.
There are more social media templates in the Free Member Area.
Right-click and choose “Save Image As…” to download the full-size template.
How to Upload your Facebook Event Cover Photo
To add a cover photo or video to an event as the host:
1 | In the bottom right of Facebook, tap 
.
2 | Tap 
Events, then Calendar to find your event.
3 | Select your event and tap Edit below your event’s title.
4 | Next to the title, tap 
then select Upload a photo.
5 | Select a photo and tap Done.
Note: Keep in mind that you can’t edit the size of a main photo or video after it’s been added to an event.
If this is a public event, anyone who views the event can see its photos and videos.
Photos and videos posted on private events are only visible to people who were invited. source
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This post was originally published on October 8, 2014, and last updated in January 2024.
Please share if these updated tips helped you with the correct Facebook event image size!
Jonathan says
Thanks so so much <3
Chris Rust says
Thanks for this, what a shambles, I feel I can no longer have meaningful event headers but at least you’ve clarified things.
I’ve just been looking at more modern WordPress templates and they do the same, nobody imagines that your header image may be a communication tool, they just expect fluffy feely images to set the mood.
Louise Myers says
Facebook has become rather anti-marketers. 🙁
Jackost says
Hey there,
Has Facebook changed the sizing for mobile views? It seems like the way the event photo has been cropped on mobile views does not match your mobile crop lines on your template. Thanks!
Louise Myers says
It appears that the event photo is cropped to about 2:1 on mobile, which matches link images on Threads app.Since that’s so new, I think we should give it some time.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll note this in the article so people can work around it for now.
Saci says
Dearest Anita!
You wrote “it’s not necessarily centered”, but when you search or share the event cover appears centered in the rounded corner square image box.
(Or there is a plus positioning option that I don’t know….)
Louise Myers says
“not necessarily centered” refers to the previous sentence “If you make your cover photo at 1920 x 1005, you can expect approximately 60 pixels in width and 50 pixels in height cropped out when going from desktop to mobile view.”
You can’t count on the mobile cropping being equally applied to all sides, but it’s a small amount that you can allow for as explained in the next paragraph.
Nico says
I cant upload video header for my event, only images? Why?
Louise Myers says
Possibilities: File size should be under 1.75GB in .mp4 or .mov.
KuryGery says
Hi Lousie,
I’ve just tried to use the 1920x1005px size as you recommended.
It looks pretty on desktop as well as on mobile.
However, when somebody wants to share the event on his/her Feed, the large picture cannot be seen, but only its left side.
Once I went back to the 1200×628 what Facebook suggested, the event sharing works fine.
Did I miss something or you might missed this scenario?
Thanks,
Gergely
Louise Myers says
That is super strange! I’ve never had them chop it off instead of resizing it. Appreciate the heads up and will add a caveat in the article in case others experience this.
Keesha Claudia Bethell says
What are the dimensions for photos in Facebook Notes?
Louise Myers says
1200 x 445 for the cover. Minimum 700px wide for photos inside your note.
Shelley Iverson says
I tried to use the bigger size and the photo got cut off.
Louise Myers says
If you give me a link to the event I’ll take a look.