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Facebook Specifications

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Specs and technical requirements for all Facebook content formats.

Feed Photo (Link Preview): 1200 × 630 px (minimum 600 × 315 px)·Feed Video: 1 second – 241 minutes·Status / Post: 63,206 characters
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Image Specs

Feed Photo (Link Preview)

Dimensions1200 × 630 px (minimum 600 × 315 px)
Aspect Ratio1.91:1
Max File Size8 MB
File FormatsJPG, PNG
NotesRecommended for link previews and shared articles

Feed Photo (Square)

Dimensions1080 × 1080 px
Aspect Ratio1:1
Max File Size30 MB
File FormatsJPG, PNG

Feed Photo (Portrait)

Dimensions1080 × 1350 px
Aspect Ratio4:5
Max File Size30 MB
File FormatsJPG, PNG

Story / Reel Image

Dimensions1080 × 1920 px
Aspect Ratio9:16
Max File Size30 MB
File FormatsJPG, PNG
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Video Specs

Feed Video

Aspect Ratio16:9 recommended
Max File Size4 GB
File FormatsMP4, MOV
Resolution1280 × 720 px (minimum)
Max Duration1 second – 241 minutes
NotesH.264 codec, AAC audio recommended. Since June 2025, all Facebook videos are published as Reels

Reel

Aspect Ratio9:16
Max File Size4 GB
File FormatsMP4, MOV
Resolution1080 × 1920 px
Max DurationNo length restriction
NotesVertical format only

Story Video

Aspect Ratio9:16
File FormatsMP4, MOV
Resolution1080 × 1920 px
Max DurationUp to 60 seconds (organic); up to 3 minutes (Story ads)
NotesOrganic uploads auto-split into ~15-second viewer segments

Text & Character Limits

Status / Post

Character Limit63,206 characters

Comment

Character Limit8,000 characters

Page Name

Character Limit75 characters

Page Username

Character Limit50 characters

Page Description

Character Limit255 characters

Profile & Cover Assets

Profile Photo

Dimensions180 × 180 px minimum (320×320 recommended, 720×720 for HiDPI)
File FormatsJPG, PNG
Displayed As176 × 176 px on desktop, 196 × 196 px on mobile
NotesDisplayed as a circle

Cover Photo

Dimensions851 × 315 px for fastest loading (minimum 400 × 150 px)
File FormatsJPG, PNG
Displayed AsFull-bleed 16:9 on desktop; full-bleed 2.4:1 on mobile
NotesMeta no longer publishes a fixed display size; desktop and mobile crop differently, so keep key content centred; an sRGB JPG under 100 KB loads fastest

Ad Specs

Single Image Ad

Dimensions1440 × 1800 px recommended (4:5) — 1200 × 628 px (1.91:1) still valid for link-click/legacy placements
Max File Size30 MB
File FormatsJPG, PNG
NotesMeta's current Ads Guide (facebook.com/business/ads-guide/update/image) recommends 4:5 1440×1800 as the primary Feed image-ad spec, a shift from the older 1.91:1 1200×628 default

Carousel Ad

Dimensions1080 × 1080 px per card
Notes2–10 cards per carousel

Stories Ad

Dimensions1440 × 2560 px recommended (9:16)
File FormatsJPG, PNG, MP4, MOV, GIF
NotesMinimum width 500 px (image) / 250 px (video); video 1 second – 3 minutes

Ad Headline

Character Limit27 characters
NotesFacebook Feed recommendation; Stories placements allow 40

Ad Primary Text

Character Limit50–150 characters
NotesRecommended range for Facebook Feed (Stories placements suggest 125); longer text is truncated with 'See more'

Ad Description

Character Limit30 characters

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