Pinterest Pin Size 2026: Why 1000 x 1500 (2:3) Wins

Pinterest is the one platform where image size is not a detail, it is the whole game. The feed is a vertical, masonry layout, and the tall 2:3 pin at 1000 x 1500 pixels is what it is built to show. A 2:3 pin takes up the most feed space without getting cropped, and Pinterest's own guidance and algorithm favor it. Use a different ratio and your pin either gets trimmed in the feed or simply takes up less room and gets less attention.

This guide covers the standard pin and every other Pinterest image size for 2026, plus the file rules that keep pins crisp. If you make one size, make it 1000 x 1500.

Why 2:3 (and what happens if you ignore it)

The recommended pin is 1000 x 1500 pixels, a 2:3 aspect ratio. It is the sweet spot: tall enough to dominate the vertical feed, but not so tall that Pinterest cuts it off. Pinterest crops pins that are taller than roughly 1:2.1 (for example 1000 x 2100), hiding the bottom of the image in the feed. People can tap to see the full pin, but the feed preview, the thing that earns the click, is truncated.

So 2:3 is the practical ceiling for feed space. Square pins (1:1) work and look tidy, but they claim less vertical room, which on Pinterest means less reach. Landscape pins perform worst because they take the least space in a vertical feed. If you care about reach, design at 1000 x 1500 and resist the urge to go taller.

Idea pins, board covers, and the profile picture

Idea pins and video pins are full-screen vertical at 1080 x 1920 (9:16), the same shape as a story or reel. Keep text and key visuals in the center so Pinterest's interface (the title and action buttons) does not cover them. Board covers display as a square crop from your pins, so there is no separate upload, just pick a pin whose center reads well as a square. The profile picture is small (shown around 165 x 165 as a circle), but upload it at 400 x 400 or larger so it stays sharp, and keep your face or logo centered for the circular crop.

File format and quality

• Pin images: PNG or JPG, up to 20 MB. Use PNG for pins with text (most Pinterest pins have a text overlay, and PNG keeps the letters crisp); use JPG for pure photography.
• Text on pins: Pinterest is a text-heavy platform, so PNG is often the better choice. JPG compression blurs the edges of overlaid text at feed scale.
• Resolution: 1000 x 1500 is the minimum recommended; 2000 x 3000 (same 2:3) gives a sharper result. Below 1000 wide, pins look soft.
• Color: export in sRGB so colors do not shift when Pinterest processes the upload.

Quick fixes

My pin is getting cropped in the feed

It is taller than Pinterest's feed limit (around 1:2.1). Resize it to 1000 x 1500 (2:3), or any 2:3 multiple, and the full pin shows in the feed.

My pin text looks fuzzy

It was probably saved as a heavily compressed JPG. For pins with text overlays, use PNG and start from at least 1000 px wide.

The short version

Make Pinterest pins 1000 x 1500 (2:3), the ratio the feed and algorithm reward. Square (1000 x 1000) works but claims less space. Idea and video pins are 1080 x 1920 (9:16). Do not exceed roughly 1:2.1 in height or the feed crops the bottom. Use PNG for pins with text, JPG for photos, sRGB, up to 20 MB.

The Pinterest pin resizer is pre-set to 1000 x 1500 and switches to the other sizes. For every other platform, the social media size guide has them all in one place.