📐Pinterest Pin Sizes & Image Specs Cheat Sheet
Pinterest image sizes cheat sheet — pin size, video specs, profile and board cover dimensions, and the aspect ratios that actually perform.
The one number to remember: 1000 × 1500 pixels (2:3 ratio). That's the standard Pinterest pin size, and it's the safest default for almost everything you publish. The rest of this page covers the exceptions.
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📌 Standard Pin Sizes
📍 Standard pin
1000 × 1500 px
2:3
⭐ The default — use this
📏 Square pin
1000 × 1000 px
1:1
Fine, but takes less feed space
📜 Long pin
1000 × 2100 px
1:2.1
Maximum before Pinterest crops
🖼️ Wide pin
1000 × 667 px
3:2
Rarely worth it — gets lost in the grid
Why 2:3 wins
Pinterest's feed is a vertical grid. Taller pins occupy more screen height, so they get more attention as people scroll — but only up to a point. Beyond roughly 1:2.1, Pinterest truncates the image in the feed and your bottom content gets cut off.
⚠️ Don't exceed 1:2.1. Very long infographics get visually chopped, which usually hurts more than the extra height helps.
🎬 Video Pin Specs
📐 Aspect ratio
2:3 or 9:16 for vertical, 1:1 for square
📏 Resolution
1080 × 1920 px (vertical)
⏱️ Length
15–60 seconds performs best
📦 Format
MP4 (H.264)
🔊 Audio
Optional — design so it works muted
💡 Assume no sound. Most Pinterest video is watched muted, so burn in text captions rather than relying on a voiceover.
👤 Profile & Board Images
🧑 Profile picture
280 × 280 px
Displays as a circle — keep the subject centred
🖼️ Board cover
600 × 600 px
Square; the first impression of a board
🎨 Profile cover
1600 × 900 px
Wide banner at the top of your profile
🔵 Profile pictures render circular. Anything in the corners of a square image gets clipped.
📊 Infographic & Text Pin Guidance
Infographics are one of Pinterest's strongest formats — but they break most often.
📏 Stay within 1000 × 2100 px
Beyond that, Pinterest crops the feed preview
🔤 Use large text
Feed previews are small; tiny text is unreadable
🎯 Put the hook in the top third
That's what people see before deciding to tap
🎨 Use high contrast
Low-contrast text disappears at thumbnail size
📱 Test at thumbnail size
Shrink it to ~230 px wide and check readability
The thumbnail test
Before publishing, view your pin at roughly 230 pixels wide — the size it appears in a feed. If you can't read the main message at that size, redesign it. This single check catches most design failures.
📁 File Requirements
Pinterest states its limits directly on the upload box:
📦 Formats
JPG, PNG (also GIF and MP4 for motion)
💾 Max image size
20 MB
🎬 Max video size
200 MB
🎨 Colour mode
RGB (never CMYK — colours shift badly)
🔍 Minimum width
600 px, though 1000 px is the practical floor
⚠️ PNG vs JPEG: PNG for text-heavy graphics and infographics (crisper text), JPEG for photography (smaller files). Uploading print-ready CMYK files is a common and very visible mistake.
📎 Uploading several pins at once: the picker accepts multiple files — hold Shift or Cmd/Ctrl while selecting. Each becomes its own pin, so give them individual titles afterwards rather than leaving Pinterest's defaults.
✅ Pre-Publish Checklist
📐 Dimensions
1000 × 1500 px
📏 Ratio
2:3 (never beyond 1:2.1)
🔤 Text readable at 230 px wide
Passes the thumbnail test
🎨 Colour mode
RGB
📦 File size
Well under 20 MB
🔗 Destination link
Working, and matches the pin's promise
📝 Title & description
Keyword-targeted — SEO guide
🔍 Working Out What Sizes Competitors Use
Rather than guessing what performs in your niche, measure it:
Search your keyword on Pinterest
Sort by saves
Download the top performers and check their actual dimensions
Patterns differ meaningfully by category — recipe pins tend longer, product pins closer to square. Measuring beats assuming.
❓ FAQs
Q: What is the best Pinterest pin size? A: 1000 × 1500 pixels, a 2:3 ratio. It's Pinterest's recommended standard and the safest default for nearly all content.
Q: What is the maximum Pinterest pin length? A: About 1:2.1 (1000 × 2100 px). Taller pins get visually cropped in the feed, so anything below that boundary is truncated for viewers.
Q: What size should a Pinterest video be? A: 1080 × 1920 px vertical, MP4 format, ideally 15–60 seconds. Design it to work with no sound.
Q: What size is a Pinterest profile picture? A: 280 × 280 px. It displays as a circle, so keep the subject centred.
Q: What size is a Pinterest board cover? A: 600 × 600 px — square.
Q: Does pin size affect how well a pin performs? A: Indirectly. Taller pins take up more feed space and attract more attention, but oversized pins get cropped. Content quality and keyword match still matter far more than dimensions.
Q: Can I use square images on Pinterest? A: Yes, and they work fine. They simply occupy less vertical space in the grid than a 2:3 pin.
Q: What file format is best for Pinterest? A: PNG for text-heavy graphics and infographics, JPEG for photographs. Always RGB, never CMYK.
Q: What resolution do Pinterest images download at? A: Whatever the creator uploaded — Pinterest stores the original. See downloading Pinterest images.
Q: Do I need different sizes for mobile and desktop? A: No. One 1000 × 1500 px image renders correctly on both — Pinterest scales it.
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