Circle Crop for LinkedIn

Where does LinkedIn show the picture as a round image?

The profile photo is shown in a circle on the profile and beside your name in the feed.

The profile photo appears in a circle on the profile and beside your name in the feed. Recruiters and colleagues see the small circle more often than the large one. Frame the head and shoulders so the circle still reads as you.

What size does LinkedIn actually publish?

Official range: profile photo pixel size between 400×400 and 7680×4320, maximum file size 8 MB, PNG or JPG. GIF is not supported. LinkedIn recommends a photo that will not need much cropping. It does not name a single square such as 800×800.

LinkedIn does not get a fake official pixel size on this page. Where the help text gives a range or a render size, that text is quoted below. A 512 pixel export is labeled a general recommendation, including on the button, and it is not presented as LinkedIn’s specification.

The official text says to add a photo that will not need much cropping, and it lets you adjust after upload. That is advice, not a pixel preset. Stay at or above 400 on each side so the file is accepted. Do not bother with a giant file near the 7680 edge if 512 or 1024 already looks clean. The 8 MB cap and the PNG or JPG rule are the other hard limits.

How should I crop before I upload?

Use a plain background if you can. LinkedIn’s circle will hide the corners, so a plant or a door frame in the corner is wasted and can distract at the rim. Look at 48 and 96 pixels. A suit and a busy bookshelf often turn into noise.

The help page says the photo must reflect your likeness. An illustration may be allowed in the way that article describes, but this cropper does not judge policy. It only cuts the circle.

What file should I download?

Export PNG or JPG to match the allowed types. Skip GIF. If you are over 8 MB, export a smaller square here instead of hoping the upload form will fix it. The general 512 button is inside the published range and is still not “LinkedIn’s size.”

The mock is a neutral profile row with a circle. It does not copy LinkedIn’s layout or logo.

What if LinkedIn changes the screen?

The upload article was the source on the date shown. Ranges move. If 400 or 8 MB changes, the chart and this page should change together, because both read the same data file.

How do I use the file on LinkedIn?

A circle crop for LinkedIn has to land inside the range LinkedIn prints: at least 400 by 400, at most 7680 by 4320, under 8 MB, PNG or JPG. A circle crop for LinkedIn at 512 sits inside that range and is still not a size LinkedIn named. Keep the head and shoulders inside the circle crop for LinkedIn, because the feed shows the small circle more often than the profile header.

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