Google Slides Image Size — Presentation Image Dimensions
For a widescreen deck — the Google Slides default — export images at 1920 x 1080 pixels (16:9). For a standard 4:3 deck, use 1024 x 768 pixels. Both are 2x the size Slides actually renders a slide at, which is what keeps a full-bleed background crisp on a projector or a high-DPI screen.
Google Slides Image Sizes
| Use | Dimensions | Aspect Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen slide / background | 1920 x 1080 | 16:9 | Default page setup; 2x the rendered slide |
| Standard slide / background | 1024 x 768 | 4:3 | Older projectors; page is 10 x 7.5 in |
| Widescreen slide at 100% | 960 x 540 | 16:9 | What 10 x 5.625 in works out to on screen |
| Standard slide at 100% | 960 x 720 | 4:3 | What 10 x 7.5 in works out to on screen |
| Half-slide image (16:9 deck) | 960 x 1080 | 8:9 | Image on one side, text on the other |
Widescreen vs. Standard
Widescreen (default)
Standard
Half-slide image
Drawn at the same height, so the width difference compares directly. A 16:9 background placed on a 4:3 page loses roughly a quarter of its width off the left and right edges — check File → Page setup before you design, not after.
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Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet (2024)
| Platform | Type | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Post (Square) | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Post (Portrait) | 1080 x 1350 | |
| Post (Landscape) | 1080 x 566 | |
| Story / Reel | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Profile Photo | 320 x 320 | |
| TikTok | Video Cover | 1080 x 1920 |
| Profile Photo | 200 x 200 | |
| YouTube | Thumbnail | 1280 x 720 |
| Shorts | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Community Post | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Channel Banner | 2560 x 1440 | |
| Profile Photo | 800 x 800 | |
| Post (Landscape) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Post (Square) | 1200 x 1200 | |
| Cover Photo | 820 x 312 | |
| Profile Photo | 170 x 170 | |
| Event Cover | 1200 x 628 | |
| X (Twitter) | Profile Photo | 400 x 400 |
| Header Photo | 1500 x 500 | |
| In-Stream Photo | 1600 x 900 | |
| Card Image | 1200 x 628 | |
| Post Image | 1200 x 627 | |
| Cover Photo | 1584 x 396 | |
| Profile Photo | 400 x 400 | |
| Company Logo | 300 x 300 | |
| Standard Pin | 1000 x 1500 | |
| Idea Pin | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Board Cover | 600 x 600 | |
| Profile Photo | 165 x 165 | |
| Twitch | Profile Banner | 1200 x 480 |
| Offline / Video Player Banner | 1920 x 1080 | |
| Profile Photo | 256 x 256 | |
| Info Panel | 320 x 100 | |
| Info Panel (Tall) | 320 x 300 | |
| Alert Box | 800 x 600 | |
| Emote (Large) | 112 x 112 | |
| Emote (Medium) | 56 x 56 | |
| Emote (Small) | 28 x 28 | |
| Snapchat | Snap | 1080 x 1920 |
| Geofilter | 1080 x 2340 | |
| Profile Photo | 320 x 320 | |
| Story Ad | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Threads | Profile Photo | 320 x 320 |
| Feed Image | 1080 x 1350 | |
| Feed Square | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Link Preview | 1200 x 628 | |
| Discord | Server Icon | 512 x 512 |
| Profile Avatar | 128 x 128 | |
| Profile Banner | 600 x 240 | |
| Server Banner | 960 x 540 | |
| Invite Splash | 1920 x 1080 | |
| Custom Emoji | 128 x 128 | |
| Sticker | 320 x 320 | |
| Role Icon | 64 x 64 | |
| Post Image | 1200 x 675 | |
| Community Banner | 1920 x 384 | |
| Avatar / Community Icon | 256 x 256 | |
| Old Reddit Thumbnail | 70 x 70 | |
| Status (Story) | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Business Catalog | 1024 x 1024 | |
| Profile Photo | 500 x 500 | |
| Group Icon | 500 x 500 | |
| Telegram | Channel Post Photo | 1280 x 1280 |
| Story | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Sticker | 512 x 512 | |
| Profile Picture | 512 x 512 | |
| Channel / Group Icon | 512 x 512 | |
| Spotify | Canvas (Looping Video) | 1080 x 1920 |
| Cover Art | 3000 x 3000 | |
| Show / Podcast Artwork | 3000 x 3000 | |
| Profile Image (Artist) | 750 x 750 | |
| Playlist Cover | 640 x 640 | |
| Substack | Newsletter Header | 1456 x 816 |
| Post / Section Hero | 1456 x 816 | |
| Social / Email Thumbnail | 1456 x 1040 | |
| Email Header Banner | 1100 x 220 | |
| Publication Logo | 256 x 256 | |
| Profile Photo | 256 x 256 | |
| Podcast Cover Art | 2048 x 2048 | |
| beehiiv | Post Thumbnail | 1200 x 630 |
| Publication Logo | 800 x 800 | |
| Profile Picture | 800 x 800 | |
| Inline Image (Landscape) | 1200 x 675 | |
| Inline Image (Square) | 1200 x 1200 | |
| Subscriber Profile Picture | 100 x 100 | |
| Medium | Story Cover | 1500 x 750 |
| Topic / Tag Header | 1500 x 750 | |
| Publication Logo (Horizontal) | 600 x 60 | |
| Publication Logo (Square) | 500 x 500 | |
| Profile Photo | 500 x 500 | |
| Patreon | Cover Photo | 2500 x 1000 |
| Profile Picture | 1024 x 1024 | |
| Post Image | 1920 x 1080 | |
| Video Thumbnail | 1280 x 720 | |
| Tier Image | 460 x 200 | |
| Collection Cover | 1024 x 1024 | |
| Hero Image (Legacy) | 1600 x 400 | |
| Bluesky | Profile Avatar | 1000 x 1000 |
| Profile Banner | 3000 x 1000 | |
| Post Image (Portrait) | 1200 x 1500 | |
| Post Image (Landscape) | 1200 x 675 | |
| Link Card Preview | 1200 x 630 | |
| Mastodon | Profile Picture | 400 x 400 |
| Header Image | 1500 x 500 | |
| Post Image (Landscape) | 1280 x 720 | |
| Post Image (Square) | 1200 x 1200 | |
| Post Image (Portrait) | 1200 x 1500 | |
| Link Preview Card | 1200 x 630 | |
| Etsy | Listing Photo (Square) | 2000 x 2000 |
| Listing Photo (4:3) | 2700 x 2025 | |
| Search Thumbnail | 570 x 456 | |
| Shop Banner (Big) | 1200 x 300 | |
| Shop Banner (Large) | 3360 x 840 | |
| Shop Icon | 500 x 500 | |
| Amazon | Main Image (Recommended) | 2000 x 2000 |
| Main Image (Zoom Minimum) | 1000 x 1000 | |
| Secondary / Lifestyle Image | 1600 x 1600 | |
| Video Thumbnail | 1280 x 720 | |
| Swatch Image | 30 x 30 | |
| Shopify | Product Image (Recommended) | 2048 x 2048 |
| Product Image (Maximum) | 5000 x 5000 | |
| Slideshow / Hero Banner | 1280 x 720 | |
| Blog Post Image | 1200 x 800 | |
| Logo (Wordmark) | 400 x 100 | |
| Favicon | 32 x 32 | |
| Canva | Presentation (16:9) | 1920 x 1080 |
| Instagram Post (Square) | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Instagram Story | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Facebook Cover | 851 x 315 | |
| YouTube Thumbnail | 1280 x 720 | |
| Pinterest Pin | 1000 x 1500 | |
| Logo | 500 x 500 | |
| Wix | Hero / Banner | 1920 x 1080 |
| Page / Section Background | 3000 x 3000 | |
| Blog Cover (4:3 layouts) | 940 x 705 | |
| Blog Cover (Square layouts) | 940 x 940 | |
| Gallery Image (Pro Gallery) | 2560 x 1440 | |
| Product Image (Wix Stores) | 3000 x 3000 | |
| Social Share (og:image) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Mobile Section (9:16) | 1080 x 1920 | |
| Logo | 250 x 100 | |
| Favicon | 96 x 96 | |
| WordPress | Featured Image / og:image | 1200 x 630 |
| Thumbnail (cropped) | 150 x 150 | |
| Medium | 300 x 300 | |
| Large | 1024 x 1024 | |
| 2x Large | 2048 x 2048 | |
| Max Upload Before Scaling | 2560 x 2560 | |
| Squarespace | Banner / Section Background | 2500 x 1406 |
| Full-Bleed Background | 2500 x 1667 | |
| Blog Featured Image | 1500 x 1000 | |
| Gallery Image | 1500 x 1500 | |
| Product Image | 2000 x 2000 | |
| Logo | 1200 x 400 | |
| Favicon | 300 x 300 | |
| Google Slides | Widescreen Slide (16:9) | 1920 x 1080 |
| Standard Slide (4:3) | 1024 x 768 | |
| Slide at 100% (16:9) | 960 x 540 | |
| Slide at 100% (4:3) | 960 x 720 | |
| Notion | Page Cover | 1500 x 600 |
| Page Cover (Wide Monitor) | 2400 x 960 | |
| Page Icon | 280 x 280 | |
| Custom Emoji | 280 x 280 | |
| Inline Image | 1500 x 844 | |
| Site Share Preview (og:image) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Figma | File Thumbnail / Cover | 1920 x 1080 |
| Community Cover Art | 1920 x 1080 | |
| Legacy File Cover (2:1) | 1920 x 960 | |
| Desktop Frame | 1440 x 1024 | |
| Phone Frame | 393 x 852 | |
| Max Image Fill | 4096 x 4096 | |
| Ghost | Post Feature Image | 1200 x 675 |
| Feature Image (Large Source) | 2000 x 1125 | |
| Publication Cover | 1500 x 500 | |
| Social Card (og:image) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Newsletter Header | 1200 x 600 | |
| Author Profile Picture | 400 x 400 | |
| Publication Icon | 256 x 256 | |
| Publication Logo | 600 x 72 | |
| Webflow | Hero / Section Background | 1920 x 1080 |
| Full-Bleed Hero (Retina) | 3200 x 1800 | |
| CMS Featured Image | 1600 x 900 | |
| CMS Card / Thumbnail | 1200 x 800 | |
| Open Graph Image | 1200 x 630 | |
| Product Image (Commerce) | 2000 x 2000 | |
| Webclip / Touch Icon | 256 x 256 | |
| Favicon | 32 x 32 | |
| Slack | Workspace Icon | 512 x 512 |
| Profile Photo | 512 x 512 | |
| Profile Photo (Max) | 1024 x 1024 | |
| Custom Emoji | 128 x 128 | |
| Shared Image (Full Preview) | 1024 x 1024 | |
| Link Preview (og:image) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Google Business Profile | Logo | 720 x 720 |
| Cover Photo | 1920 x 1080 | |
| Post Photo | 720 x 720 | |
| Product Photo | 720 x 720 | |
| Photo (Minimum) | 250 x 250 | |
| Tumblr | Photo Post (Recommended) | 540 x 810 |
| Photo Post (Max) | 2048 x 3072 | |
| GIF (Recommended Width) | 540 x 540 | |
| Header Image | 2048 x 1152 | |
| Avatar | 128 x 128 | |
| Email Header | Substack Email Banner | 1100 x 220 |
| Header @2x (600px Email) | 1200 x 240 | |
| Mailchimp Header @2x (New Builder) | 1320 x 264 | |
| Email Body Width (1x) | 600 x 120 | |
| Mailchimp | Full-Width Image @2x (New Builder) | 1320 x 880 |
| Full-Width Image @2x (Legacy) | 1200 x 800 | |
| Header Banner @2x (5:1) | 1320 x 264 | |
| 2-Column Image @2x | 660 x 440 | |
| Footer Logo @2x (300px Display) | 600 x 200 | |
| Social Card (1.91:1) | 1200 x 630 | |
| Landing Page Hero | 2500 x 1406 | |
| Landing Page Hero (Minimum) | 1500 x 844 | |
| Email Signature | Banner @2x (400x100 Display) | 800 x 200 |
| Banner (Google Footer Max) | 1000 x 100 | |
| Logo / Headshot @2x | 200 x 200 | |
| Logo / Headshot (1x) | 100 x 100 | |
| Facebook Ads | Feed Single Image | 1440 x 1800 |
| Carousel Card | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Stories & Reels | 1440 x 2560 | |
| Link Ad (Legacy 1.91:1) | 1200 x 628 | |
| Google Display Ads | Inline Rectangle | 300 x 250 |
| Large Rectangle | 336 x 280 | |
| Leaderboard | 728 x 90 | |
| Half-Page | 300 x 600 | |
| Wide Skyscraper | 160 x 600 | |
| Billboard | 970 x 250 | |
| Large Mobile Banner | 320 x 100 | |
| Responsive Landscape | 1200 x 628 | |
| Responsive Square | 600 x 600 | |
| LinkedIn Ads | Single Image Ad (1.91:1) | 1200 x 628 |
| Single Image Ad (Square) | 1200 x 1200 | |
| Single Image Ad (Vertical) | 720 x 900 | |
| Carousel Card | 1080 x 1080 | |
| Spotlight Ad Background | 300 x 250 | |
| Spotlight Ad Logo | 100 x 100 | |
| Message Ad Banner | 300 x 250 | |
| Video Thumbnail (16:9) | 1200 x 675 |
Why 1920 x 1080 and Not 960 x 540
Google Slides sizes pages in inches, not pixels. The default widescreen page is 10 x 5.625 inches; on screen that is 960 x 540 pixels. A background image at exactly 960 x 540 fills the slide, but it has no headroom — present on a 1080p projector or a high-DPI laptop and the browser scales it up, softening every edge.
- Export at 2x: 1920 x 1080 for widescreen, 2048 x 1536 if you want the same headroom on a 4:3 deck.
- Don’t go past 4K: a 3840 x 2160 background adds file size the audience never sees. Slides caps images at 50MB and 25 megapixels.
- Match the ratio, then fit: a correctly-proportioned image drops in cleanly with Format options → Size & rotation untouched. A mismatched one forces a crop.
- Use PNG for flat graphics, JPG for photos: Slides accepts .png, .jpg, and .gif. Screenshots and diagrams stay legible as PNG; photographic backgrounds compress far smaller as JPG.
Background Images
- Set it as a background, not an image: Slide → Change background → Image locks it behind your content so a stray click can’t drag it.
- Fill the whole page: a background is scaled to cover the slide, so anything that isn’t 16:9 on a 16:9 deck gets cropped to fit. Design at the page ratio.
- Keep the middle quiet: body text sits over the center of the slide. Busy detail there costs you contrast, and contrast is what reads from the back of a room.
- Apply it to the theme: setting the background on a layout in Slide → Edit theme applies it to every slide using that layout instead of one at a time.
Thumbnails & Export Resolution
Slides has no export-resolution setting. When you use File → Download → PNG image, the current slide is rendered from its page size — so the page size is the export setting.
- Want a bigger PNG? Enlarge the page: in File → Page setup → Custom, doubling 10 x 5.625 in to 20 x 11.25 in doubles the exported pixels while keeping 16:9 exactly.
- Set the page size before you build: resizing a finished deck rescales text and images together, and hand-placed elements rarely land where you left them.
- Export to PDF for print: text stays vector and stays sharp at any size — a PNG never will.
- Reusing a slide as a video thumbnail? A widescreen slide is already 16:9, so it scales cleanly to the 1280 x 720 YouTube expects.
Frequently Asked Questions
What resolution should images be in Google Slides?
Export images at 1920x1080 pixels for a widescreen (16:9) deck and 1024x768 for a standard (4:3) deck. Google Slides renders a default widescreen slide at 960x540 pixels on screen, so a 1920x1080 image gives you 2x headroom and stays sharp on a projector or a high-DPI display.
What is the best image size for presentations?
1920x1080 pixels. It matches the 16:9 shape that Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Keynote all default to, and it is the native resolution of most projectors and conference-room screens, so a full-bleed image needs no scaling.
What size is a Google Slides slide in pixels?
The default widescreen page is 10 x 5.625 inches, which is 960x540 pixels on screen. The standard 4:3 page is 10 x 7.5 inches, or 960x720 pixels. You can set any custom size under File → Page setup.
What size should a Google Slides background image be?
Use 1920x1080 for a 16:9 deck and 1024x768 for a 4:3 deck. Backgrounds are scaled to cover the whole page, so an image that does not match the slide ratio will be cropped on two sides.
How do I export Google Slides at a higher resolution?
Increase the page size before exporting. A PNG download is rendered from the slide’s page dimensions, so setting a custom 20 x 11.25 inch page in File → Page setup doubles the exported pixels while keeping the 16:9 ratio. For print, download as PDF instead — the text stays vector.
Is there an image size limit in Google Slides?
Yes. An inserted image must be under 50MB and no larger than 25 megapixels, in .png, .jpg, or .gif format. A 1920x1080 export is around 2 megapixels, so a normal presentation image never comes close.