Twitter/X vs LinkedIn vs Facebook OG Image Sizes (2026)
May 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Three platforms. Three subtly different OG image specs. Most teams pick one and hope for the best — then watch their carefully designed previews get cropped, downgraded, or padded with unwanted whitespace. Here's exactly what each platform expects in 2026 and how to design a single image that survives all three.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | Twitter/X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended size | 1200×600 | 1200×627 | 1200×630 |
| Aspect ratio | 2:1 | 1.91:1 | 1.91:1 |
| Min size for hero card | 600×314 | 1200×627 | 600×315 |
| Max file size | 5 MB | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Required meta tag | twitter:image | og:image | og:image |
The one-image strategy
Design at 1200×630. Keep every important element — logo, headline, key visual — inside a centered safe zone of 1020×510. The outer band absorbs Twitter's slight bottom crop and any platform-specific padding without losing anything visible to the user.
When to ship platform-specific images
If you have an A/B testing setup and care about every basis point of CTR, ship dedicated 1200×600 for Twitter via twitter:image and 1200×630 for everything else via og:image. Twitter respects the override; LinkedIn and Facebook fall back to og:image.
FAQ
Why does Twitter use 1200×600 instead of 1200×630?
Twitter's Summary Card Large Image is built around a 2:1 ratio. The 30-pixel difference is small enough that a 1200×630 image still renders, but the bottom strip may get cropped. For a perfect Twitter render, use 1200×600.
Can I use one image for all three platforms?
Yes. A 1200×630 image with all critical content centered and 90 pixels of safe-zone padding renders without important loss on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The compromise: Twitter will show a hair more bottom-padding than you designed.
What about LinkedIn's 1200×627 vs 1200×630?
A 3-pixel difference is below visual perception in practice. LinkedIn accepts 1200×630 and renders it identically to 1200×627 for users. Don't lose sleep over this one.
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