Updated October 29, 2026.
LinkedIn event banner size in 2026
The LinkedIn event banner size in 2026 is 1280 x 720 pixels, a 16:9 image, which is what LinkedIn recommends for the cover of a LinkedIn Event (the minimum width is 480 pixels). If you still have a template at 1776 x 444 or 1584 x 396 from an older guide, it was made for the wide layout LinkedIn used before, and the upload dialog will make you crop it.
That mix-up is the most common reason event covers look wrong. Below you get every size you need for a LinkedIn event campaign in one table, a few rules that keep your text readable on a phone, and a short checklist for the moment you hit upload.
LinkedIn event banner size cheat sheet
Image | Size in pixels | Aspect ratio |
|---|---|---|
LinkedIn Event cover (the event banner) | 1280 x 720 (at least 480 wide) | 16:9 |
Post image, square | 1080 x 1080 or 1200 x 1200 | 1:1 |
Post image, portrait | 1080 x 1350 | 4:5 |
Post image, landscape (link preview) | 1200 x 627 | 1.91:1 |
Personal profile background | 1584 x 396 | 4:1 |
Company Page cover | 1512 x 256 (older guides say 1128 x 191) | about 6:1 |
The event cover size follows LinkedIn's help page on creating events; the other rows follow LinkedIn's image guidance for profiles, Pages and posts as of October 2026. LinkedIn adjusts these from time to time, so treat the upload dialog as the final word. If it asks you to crop, your file does not match the current ratio.
Why you see three different numbers for the same banner
Search for the LinkedIn event banner size and you will find 1584 x 396, 1776 x 444 and 1280 x 720, often on the same page of results. The first one is the size of a personal profile background, which many guides simply reused for events. The second was the recommendation for the old, very wide event header. The third is the current one.
The practical consequence is simple. A 4:1 file squeezed into a 16:9 frame loses most of its width, so the event name on the left and the date on the right are the first things to disappear. Design at 1280 x 720 from the start and nothing gets cut.
What goes on the LinkedIn event banner itself
The cover shows up large on the event page and much smaller in invitations, search results and the preview people see when someone shares the event. Design for the small version and the large one takes care of itself.
Event name, date and city. Big enough to read on a phone, with nothing competing for attention.
One strong visual. A colour field, texture or photo that people recognize as your event when they see it again.
Margins. Keep text and logos well inside the frame, roughly a tenth of the width from each edge, because previews trim the borders.
Leave out the agenda, the full speaker grid and the sponsor wall. The event page lists all of that right below the cover, and on a phone a grid of tiny logos turns into noise. If you are new to the format, our guide to LinkedIn Events walks through the whole setup, from creating the event to inviting people.
Why the banner is the least important image in your campaign
Here is the part most size guides skip. The cover makes the event page look finished, but it rarely brings people to that page, because nobody browses LinkedIn looking at event covers. They scroll the feed.
What reaches new people is the graphic that lands in someone's network: an attendee's own post with their face, your branding and the date. In our analyses of past partner campaigns, 100 of those posts generated over 250,000 organic impressions, and we break down how 100 shares add up to 250,000 impressions in a separate article. So get the banner size right, spend an hour on it, and put the rest of your design time into the share graphics.
The share graphic sizes that do the real work
Once the event page is live, these are the three graphics we build for every event we run ourselves:
Attendee graphic, portrait 1080 x 1350. The attendee's photo, your branding and the date. It takes up the most room in the mobile feed, which is why it is our default. The format is explained in our guide to I'm attending graphics for LinkedIn.
Speaker card, square 1080 x 1080. Speaker photo, talk title and your event name. For a single card, the free speaker card generator does the job in a minute.
Sponsor or exhibitor card, square or portrait. The attendee's photo with the sponsor's logo or a "visit us at booth 12" line, so the sponsor gets reach they can actually see.
How to keep the banner and the share graphics consistent
The mistake we see most often is a week spent polishing the cover, followed by a rushed attendee graphic three days before the event. Plan both at once and reuse the same colours, type and key visual.
Make the 1280 x 720 cover in whatever tool you design in. For the share graphics, build them in the Go Spread Design Editor or upload your own PNG, then let "Import branding" pull the colours and logo from your event website so everything matches. You publish one link, and attendees, speakers and sponsors each pick the version that fits them, add their photo and post it to LinkedIn with a caption you prepared.
Checklist before you upload your LinkedIn event banner
The file is 1280 x 720 pixels (16:9), PNG or JPG.
Event name, date and city are readable when the image is shrunk to thumbnail size.
Text and logos sit well inside the frame, nothing touches the edges.
No speaker grid or sponsor wall on the cover.
A portrait 1080 x 1350 attendee graphic and a square speaker card are ready to go.
The link to those graphics is in your registration confirmation email.
Get the size right and the cover does its quiet job on the event page. Get the share graphics right and your attendees carry the event into feeds the banner will never reach. You can try that part for free on Go Spread.
