Instagram Story Size

Instagram Stories are full-screen vertical at a 9:16 ratio. Export at 1080 × 1920 so your Story fills the screen without bars or cropping.

Last updated · Source: Instagram Help Center

FormatSize (px)Ratio
Story1080 × 19209:16

Tips for Instagram story

  • Keep text and key elements in the middle ~1080 × 1420 - the top and bottom ~250px hold the profile, caption and reply bar.
  • Anything pasted at the wrong ratio gets pillar-boxed or cropped, so stick to 9:16.

Once your image is the right size, you can crop it to these exact dimensions with the free in-browser resizer. Nothing is uploaded.

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