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How to Make a Facebook Cover Photo (No More Cropping)

Facebook renders your cover at 820×312 on desktop and 640×360 on mobile from the same file — which is why random uploads get their text cropped or faces chopped. The fix is a single correct canvas and a centred safe zone.

The short version

Follow the steps below with the free Resize Facebook Cover tool — it runs entirely in your browser, needs no upload, account or watermark, and finishes in about a minute.

Step by step

1
Start wide

Compose or crop roughly 2:1 with the key message in the middle of the frame.

2
Resize to 820×364

That is the size that survives both crops — the resizer sets it exactly.

3
Keep the outer edges decorative

Top/bottom get cut on mobile; left/right bleed out of the desktop strip.

4
Compress to about 100 KB

Facebook re-encodes hard; arriving light means it arrives sharp.

Open the Resize Facebook Cover toolFree · unlimited · runs in your browser

Pro tips & common mistakes

  • Check the cover on both the web and app previews before publishing — Facebook shows a crop guide.
  • Personal profiles and pages use the same numbers.
  • Text under about 24 px effectively disappears after compression.

The exact requirement

Need the precise numbers? This task pairs with our full spec sheet: Facebook Cover Photo Size.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is my Facebook cover blurry?
Oversized PNGs get crushed by Facebook’s compressor. Upload an sRGB JPEG near 100 KB at 820×364.
What part shows on mobile?
The centre 640×360 area — keep people and copy there.
Does event cover use the same size?
No — events are 1920×1008 (roughly 2:1). Same safe-zone thinking applies.