CarouselpopInstagram carousel size
1080 × 1350 px
Use a 4:5 portrait for every slide. It fills the most of the feed, and all slides in a carousel share one size.
See how each size sits in the feed
The tallest a feed post can be, so it fills the most screen.
Your profile grid trims the sides
On your profile, Instagram shows each post as a 3:4 tile. That’s narrower than your slide, so a little comes off the left and right. Keep words and faces away from the edges of your first slide.
Spec sheet
- Best size
- 1080 × 1350 px
- Ratio
- 4:5 portrait
- Square option
- 1080 × 1080 px
- Landscape option
- 1080 × 566 px
- Slides per carousel
- Up to 20
- Mixed sizes
- No, the first slide sets the size
- Profile grid tile
- 3:4
Questions
01What is the best size for an Instagram carousel?
1080 × 1350 pixels, a 4:5 portrait. It's the tallest shape a feed post can be, so it takes up the most of the screen.
02Can slides in one carousel be different sizes?
No. Every slide in a carousel shows at the same size, set by the first slide. Make them all the same size so nothing gets cropped.
03How many slides can a carousel have?
Up to 20 photos or videos.
04Why does my first slide look cut off on my profile?
The profile grid shows each post as a 3:4 tile, which is a little narrower than 4:5. It trims about 3% from each side of a portrait slide, and more from a square one.
05What size is a square carousel?
1080 × 1080 pixels, a 1:1 ratio.