Quora Image Sizes, Character Limits & Ad Sizes (2026)

Profile Assets

Profile Photo

Dimensions	400 × 400 px recommended
Aspect Ratio	1:1
Max File Size	5 MB
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Displayed as a circle; upload at 400×400 for best sharpness

Profile Header Image

Dimensions	1200 × 300 px recommended
Aspect Ratio	4:1
Max File Size	5 MB
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Background banner on public profile pages

In-Content Image Specs

Answer / Post Inline Image

Dimensions	Max ~1200 px wide (one third-party guide instead cites 800×600); Quora auto-resizes to column width regardless of upload size
Max File Size	10 MB
File Formats	JPG, PNG, GIF
Notes	Images embedded in answer body; resized automatically to fit column width. Could not confirm exact max width/file size against two independent official sources — kept prior figures as best estimate. Re-checked this pass: read Quora's official Help Center article "What is Quora's policy on adding images and videos?" in full (previously 403-blocked, now accessible via a reader proxy) — it is a content-moderation policy page (adult content, graphic violence) with zero technical specs. Confirmed Quora has no public developer/API documentation for organic content either. No official source publishes exact image dimensions or file-size caps for this field; genuinely unresolvable, not just blocked

Space Cover Image

Dimensions	Banner ~1200-1600 × 400 px (Quora Help Center states a 1:4 ratio); Space icon/logo 500 × 500 px recommended
Aspect Ratio	1:4 (per Quora Help Center); some third-party guides list 3:1 (1500×500) — not officially confirmed at that exact size
Max File Size	5 MB
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Header ('Cover Photo') for Quora Spaces; separate 500×500 px Space icon also required. Quora's own Help Center article gives only a ratio (1:4), not exact pixel dimensions, so treat pixel figures as best-effort estimates

Text & Character Limits

Answer

Character Limit	No hard limit characters
Notes	Long-form answers supported; first ~200 characters visible in feed before 'Read more'

Question

Character Limit	300 characters
Notes	IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOUND: the free-text "question details" field this 300-char figure refers to was discontinued by Quora on August 3, 2017 and replaced with an optional source-URL input (corroborated independently by Wikipedia's Quora article, which cites a Quora product-update post, and by a Change.org petition dated to the same removal event). Quora's own current Help Center article "How do I ask a question on Quora?" (read in full this pass) makes no mention of any details/description field, consistent with it still being gone as of 2026. So the 300-char figure is likely describing a feature that no longer exists on the platform — kept for reference but should be treated as probably obsolete rather than a current limit. Separately, Wikipedia (citing the same Dec 2015 Quora announcement) states the question TITLE itself was capped at 150 characters at that time; this could not be confirmed as still current and is not reflected in the limit value above. No official, dated Quora Help Center spec page states either figure.

Character Limit

300 characters

Notes

IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOUND: the free-text "question details" field this 300-char figure refers to was discontinued by Quora on August 3, 2017 and replaced with an optional source-URL input (corroborated independently by Wikipedia's Quora article, which cites a Quora product-update post, and by a Change.org petition dated to the same removal event). Quora's own current Help Center article "How do I ask a question on Quora?" (read in full this pass) makes no mention of any details/description field, consistent with it still being gone as of 2026. So the 300-char figure is likely describing a feature that no longer exists on the platform — kept for reference but should be treated as probably obsolete rather than a current limit. Separately, Wikipedia (citing the same Dec 2015 Quora announcement) states the question TITLE itself was capped at 150 characters at that time; this could not be confirmed as still current and is not reflected in the limit value above. No official, dated Quora Help Center spec page states either figure.

Bio / Credentials

Character Limit	80 characters
Notes	Short credential shown inline next to name on each answer. Sources disagree: a Quora user-discussion thread references an "80 character limit" for topic bios, while a third-party bio-preview tool (laymanseo.com) states ~120 characters for the credential line. Neither is an official dated Quora spec page; kept existing 80-char figure but flagging the discrepancy as unresolved. Re-checked this pass by reading all four current official Quora Help Center credential articles in full ("What are Credentials on Quora?", "What is Quora's policy on credentials?", "What are the different types of credentials on Quora?", "How can I add credentials on Quora?") — none state any character limit at all, confirming Quora does not publish this figure anywhere official. Genuinely unresolvable via official sources; 80 vs ~120 discrepancy stands

Character Limit

80 characters

Notes

Short credential shown inline next to name on each answer. Sources disagree: a Quora user-discussion thread references an "80 character limit" for topic bios, while a third-party bio-preview tool (laymanseo.com) states ~120 characters for the credential line. Neither is an official dated Quora spec page; kept existing 80-char figure but flagging the discrepancy as unresolved. Re-checked this pass by reading all four current official Quora Help Center credential articles in full ("What are Credentials on Quora?", "What is Quora's policy on credentials?", "What are the different types of credentials on Quora?", "How can I add credentials on Quora?") — none state any character limit at all, confirming Quora does not publish this figure anywhere official. Genuinely unresolvable via official sources; 80 vs ~120 discrepancy stands

Full Profile Description

Character Limit	1,000 characters

Space Post

Character Limit	No hard limit characters
Notes	Posts in Spaces support rich text and embedded media

Ad Specs

Text Ad — Headline

Character Limit	65 characters

Text Ad — Body

Character Limit	105 characters

Image Ad

Dimensions	Flexible — Quora now accepts a range of common ad sizes rather than one fixed dimension; recommended minimum width 580 px
Aspect Ratio	Recommended 16:9 to 4:5 (Quora auto-pads images outside this range to fit each placement)
Max File Size	2 MB
File Formats	JPG, PNG
Notes	Common size 1200 × 628 px, though Quora accepts a broad range of sizes so advertisers can reuse creative from other platforms. Headline 65 chars max, body 105 chars max, business name 40 chars max, display URL 30 chars. Company logo: 500 × 500 px (PNG/JPG), displayed as a circle

Promoted Answer

Notes	Existing Quora answers boosted in relevant feed positions; no image/video creative required. Minimum answer length 250 characters; answer URL must contain /answer; business name 40 chars max, logo 500×500 px

App Install Ad

Notes	Not a standalone creative format — an app-install call-to-action and deep link can be appended to Image Ads, Text Ads, Video Ads, or Promoted Answers to drive Android/iOS installs. No separate dimension/character specs beyond the base ad format used.

Video Specs

Answer Embedded Video

Max File Size	500 MB (unable to confirm the exact MB cap against an official, dated Quora source — flagged as uncertain)
File Formats	MP4
Notes	Native video upload is available via the video-camera icon in the answer editor (confirms it is not link-only, contradicting some outdated forum claims that Quora only supports YouTube/Vimeo embeds); H.264 recommended; YouTube/Vimeo links also still accepted. Exact file-size ceiling could not be verified against two independent current sources — kept at prior value pending better confirmation. Re-checked this pass via web search and Quora's official Help Center (images/videos policy article, read in full) — no official source states any MB figure for native video uploads, and Quora has no public developer/API docs. Genuinely unresolvable via available sources

Video Ad

Aspect Ratio	16:9
Max File Size	70 MB max, ≤30fps
File Formats	MP4, MOV
Resolution	1280 × 720 px recommended (minimum 640 × 360 px, maximum 1920 × 1080 px)
Max Duration	3 – 60 seconds (not 15–30s as previously listed)
Notes	Managed via Quora Ads Manager (business.quora.com/advertising/video-ads); headline 65 chars max, description 105 chars max, business name 40 chars max, logo 500×500 px

Quora Specifications