LinkedIn Profile Picture Size
LinkedIn profile pictures display at 400 × 400 px in a circular crop. Upload at this minimum size or larger (LinkedIn accepts up to 4000 × 4000 px and will downscale). Professional headshots with a clean background consistently outperform casual or cropped group photos on LinkedIn profiles.
Specifications
| Pixels | 400 × 400 px |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1 |
| Supported formats | JPG, PNG, GIF |
| Max file size | 8 MB |
| Safe zone | Keep face centred — LinkedIn displays as circle crop |
Design Tips
- →LinkedIn crops profile photos to a circle — keep your face centred and leave some space around the head so the circular crop doesn't cut into hair or shoulders.
- →For the best quality, upload at 800 × 800 px or higher (LinkedIn downscales) — uploading at exactly 400 × 400 px may look soft on high-DPI displays.
- →A clean or blurred background makes the profile photo look more professional. Use Playyy's background remover to replace a busy background with a solid neutral colour.
- →LinkedIn allows you to set a 'visibility frame' (border overlay) on your profile photo — keep this in mind if adding coloured borders as part of your brand.
How to Make LinkedIn Profile Picture Designs in Playyy
Three steps, no design software. Set the size once — from the size options or straight in your prompt — and every design comes out at 400 × 400 px.
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Open Playyy
Playyy runs in your browser, so there's nothing to download. Sign in and you'll land on the Home page.
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Type your prompt and set the LinkedIn Profile Picture size
Describe what you want in the input box on the Home page, then set the size whichever way is quicker. Pick LinkedIn Profile Picture from the size options right underneath — every platform's sizes are in that list, so you don't have to look this one up. Or just say it in your prompt, like "LinkedIn Profile Picture at 400 × 400 px", and Playyy matches it. Either way the design comes out at 1:1.
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Create your LinkedIn Profile Picture design and download it
Playyy generates the design at the full 400 × 400 px, so it's ready to upload as it is. Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, GIF. Keep the file under 8 MB.
Create LinkedIn Profile Picture designs with Playyy
Type a prompt, pick LinkedIn Profile Picture from the size options underneath it, and export at 400 × 400 px — no design software needed.
Start designing free →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the LinkedIn profile picture size?+
LinkedIn profile pictures display at 400 × 400 px in a circular crop. You can upload larger images (up to 4000 × 4000 px) and LinkedIn will downscale. Always use a 1:1 square image to avoid unexpected crops.
What is the minimum LinkedIn profile picture size?+
LinkedIn accepts from 268 × 268 px, but 400 × 400 px is the recommended upload and the maximum is 7680 × 4320 px. Anything near the minimum looks soft, since LinkedIn renders the avatar at up to 3× on high-density displays.
Is the LinkedIn profile picture round or square?+
Uploaded as a square and displayed as a circle. The circular mask removes the corners, taking roughly 21% of the image, so keep your head and shoulders inside a centred circle covering about 80% of the frame.
What size is a LinkedIn company logo?+
300 × 300 px, which is different from the 400 × 400 px personal profile picture. Company logos display in a square container rather than a circle, so a logo designed for the circular personal crop will sit oddly in the extra corner space.
How large does a LinkedIn profile picture appear?+
About 200 × 200 px on your profile page, 48 × 48 px next to your posts in the feed, and 36 × 36 px in messaging and notifications. The feed size is where most impressions happen — a face fills that frame far better than a full-body shot.