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What size should a WhatsApp DP be in 2026?
Exact sizes for WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn and X — and how to survive the circle crop.The exact pixel sizes for WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn and X profile photos — and how to design event graphics that survive the circle crop.
The quick answer
WhatsApp crops a square into a circle. Upload at least 640 × 640 px (1080 × 1080 px is safer) and keep faces and names inside the centre 80%.WhatsApp displays profile photos as a circle cropped from a square. Upload at least 640 × 640 px (1080 × 1080 px is safer) and keep faces and names inside the centre 80% so nothing gets cut off.
Sizes for every platform
WhatsApp 640 px · Instagram 1080 px upload · LinkedIn 400 px · X 400 px. One 1080 × 1080 px square covers them all.WhatsApp: 640 × 640 px minimum. Instagram: 320 × 320 px displayed, upload 1080 × 1080 px. LinkedIn: 400 × 400 px. X: 400 × 400 px. One 1080 × 1080 px square covers them all.
Design for the circleDesign for the circle, not the square
Corners disappear. Event name above the photo, attendee name below, logos away from the edges.Corners disappear in a circular crop. Put your event name above the photo, the attendee name below it, and keep logos away from the edges.
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Common mistakes
Text smaller than 28 px at 1080 px wide becomes unreadable on phones. Low-contrast names on busy backgrounds vanish. And JPGs re-compressed by WhatsApp lose fine detail — export PNG.