Crop a Photo for a Facebook Post, Portrait or Square
Crop a photo to a Facebook post at 1080 × 1350 px, or switch to the 1080 × 1080 px square. It runs in your browser.
How to crop a photo for a Facebook post
- Choose the photo. The cropper opens at Meta feed portrait, 4:5, 1080 × 1350 px.
- Press Feed square under Facebook / Meta if you want the 1:1 shape instead.
- Move the frame over the part of the photo the post should show; zoom to make the subject larger.
- Press Download crop and attach the file to your post. The export has exactly the size of the preset.
Which Facebook sizes I trust
Meta's help pages would not load on 30 October 2026, so I compared guides instead. Buffer gives 1080 × 1350 for a vertical Facebook image and 1080 × 1080 for a square. Sprout Social lists the same two, and says the 4:5 shape wins more vertical space in a mobile feed. Metricool also asks for at least 1080 × 1080 on a square post.
A wide photo has a third size, 1200 × 630 pixels. Buffer names it for horizontal image posts and Metricool for the picture that appears when you share a link. This cropper has no preset for it, so I leave it to the custom ratio.
Two Facebook shapes, cropped from my photos
| Preset | File size | Sources | Lake Jasna, 960 × 1200 px | Red bicycle, 1200 × 800 px |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed portrait 4:5 | 1080 × 1350 px | Buffer, Sprout Social | whole photo, 960 × 1200 | 640 × 800 |
| Feed square 1:1 | 1080 × 1080 px | Buffer, Sprout Social, Metricool | 960 × 960 | 800 × 800 |
My lake photo is a 4:5 portrait already, so the portrait preset keeps all of it and enlarges it by 1.125 times. The red bicycle is a landscape, and a portrait crop keeps a little over half of its width. For a photo like that, the square or the wide size is the kinder choice.
Choosing the shape for a feed post
On a phone the feed is narrow and tall, so a 4:5 post takes more of the screen than a square and a wide picture takes the least. I pick portrait for people and buildings, square for a subject in the middle, and a wide crop only when the width is the point, as with a panorama of a lake.
I crop to a size the sources recommend, so the part I chose is the part in the file, whatever the feed does with it.
Before the picture goes online
A post is cropped here and compressed by Facebook afterwards, so I keep the file as sharp as I can and do not shrink it first. If it is large, the Image Compressor brings the weight down. For your page's header see the Facebook cover photo cropper.
Tips for Facebook post images
- Choose portrait for a mobile feed; it fills more of the screen than a square.
- Crop from the original so a 1080 pixel wide post is not enlarged from a small copy.
- Keep text and faces away from the very edge of the frame, in case an app adds a rounded corner.
- For a shared link use a wide 1200 × 630 px picture instead of a feed crop.
- Save the crop under a new name and keep the full photo.
Privacy
Your image never leaves your device. Opening, cropping and saving all happen in your browser, so nothing is uploaded or stored, and you do not need an account. The saved file does not keep the original EXIF, GPS or XMP data.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Facebook post image in 2026?
Buffer and Sprout Social give 1080 × 1350 pixels for a vertical post and 1080 × 1080 for a square. Both fit a phone feed well, and the cropper saves exactly those sizes.
What size should a portrait Facebook photo be?
A 4:5 portrait at 1080 × 1350 pixels. Sprout Social says it wins more vertical space in a mobile feed, and the cropper opens at this preset when you choose the Facebook post page.
What size is a landscape Facebook photo?
Buffer names 1200 × 630 pixels for horizontal image posts, and Metricool gives the same size for a link share image. There is no preset for it, so use the custom ratio.
Why are my photos cropped on Facebook?
Facebook shows a photo in the shape of its placement, and a picture with another shape can be trimmed. Cropping first to 4:5 or 1:1 lets you choose the shape yourself instead of leaving it to Facebook.
Can I crop a Facebook photo after posting?
I have not found a way to re-crop a photo that is already in a post, and I could not read Facebook's help page to check. Crop the file here before you upload, and post the new file if you want another shape.
Related tools and guides
- Image Cropper: Crop images to exact ratios or popular preset sizes.
- Crop Your Facebook Profile Picture With a Circle Preview: Crop a Facebook profile picture to a square 320 × 320 px file and see the circle it will be shown in. It runs in your browser.
- Crop a Photo for an Instagram Post, Square or Tall: Crop a photo to an Instagram post at 1080 × 1080 px, or switch to 4:5 or 3:4 and see the exact crop first. It runs in your browser.
- Image Resizer: Resize images by pixels, percentage or longest side.
- Put your photos together in one image: Join photos side by side, stacked or in a grid, with adjustable gaps and borders.
- Add text to your photo and keep it readable: Put captions on a photo with a gradient, tint or box behind them and a live contrast check.
- Lake Jasna, Slovenia: My Photography and Visitor Guide: The lake photographed in every season, a portrait among them.