Twitter header size: 1500×500
X (Twitter) header and banner size: use 1500×500 pixels, a 3:1 ratio. 85% of 688 real X headers are exactly this size.
Twitter header on desktop and mobile
Desktop
1500×500 recommended; up to 60 px at the top and bottom can be cropped · Source
Mobile
The same header file; X documents no separate size or crop for its apps
Twitter profile picture size
X recommends 400×400, up to 2 MB (source); 91% of these headers have exactly that. Businesses with a gold checkmark get a square photo (source): 75% of the headers here sit next to one.
| Profile photo | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Square (gold-checkmark businesses) | 75% | Burberry, Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team, AfterQuery |
| Circle | 25% | Coda, Laracon US, Mozilla |
Most common Twitter header dimensions
| Size (px) | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 1500×500 | 85% | Burberry, Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team, AfterQuery |
| 1500×499 | 3% | Louis Vuitton, LI.FI, Interfere |
| 1499×499 | 1% | DeLorean Labs, FairScale, Intelligence |
| 1200×400 | 1% | Remix, FEY, Build on Stellar |
| 1188×396 | 1% | Wonderful, Dream Labs, IBM |
| 1278×426 | 1% | R Λ Z Ξ R, vAPI Network, Jupiter Earn |
| 1425×475 | 1% | Dodge, Mixpanel, DoubleZero |
| 1280×427 | <1% | Multiliquid, Jupiter Trade, Filecoin |
100% are 3:1 within 2%; 11% are narrower than 1500 px. X documents no file-size limit for headers.
Twitter header styles
| Style | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Photography | 22% | Dodge, Tuyo, Elios |
| Abstract | 18% | Databricks, BVNK, Metric |
| 3D | 14% | Design Arena, Context.dev, NVIDIA |
| Gradient | 13% | IBM, Kling AI, Salesforce |
| Illustration | 11% | OpenDesign, World Labs, Twigpine |
| Typographic | 10% | Salesforce, T:0, Databricks |
| Minimal | 9% | Forever, Multiliquid, Notte |
| Product UI | 7% | Interfere, pen.dev, Supertake |
| Dark | 37% | Interfere, Kling AI, Multiliquid |
| Light | 22% | Design Arena, Forever, Context.dev |
A header can have more than one style.
Measured by Max Based from 688 X headers of 688 brands in the posts.design library, newest added Oct 28, 2026. X’s rules checked Oct 28, 2026.