Your Facebook profile says a lot about you. It is worth looking at as it may be your most visible online presence. Here's how to choose a great cover photo.
Limit the size
The cover photos on Facebook come in an odd amount. They are 851 pixels wide by 315 pixels wide (roughly 2.7: 1 aspect ratio) in a desktop browser.
The height of the mobile is 640 pixels wide by 340 (about 1.88: 1 in).
Any photo you upload will automatically appear in the same size and shape. You should not upload anything smaller, because then Facebook will enlarge it and make it look dirty and ugly.
The photos on the Facebook cover are 100KB in size. Facebook automatically reduces images to this size, but if you want to get the maximum quality image possible, you should.
Think about how your image will look on desktop and mobile phones
Since your cover may look different from desktop and mobile phones (when people click on it, it can look like a full-size image at any aspect ratio), you need to think about how the photo will look in different places.
You can reposition your cover photo on the desktop, but on your mobile phone, your cover photo is automatically cropped to match the top and bottom.
You should also think about how your profile picture and other interfaces will affect your cover photo. On the desktop, your profile picture and name will be blurred in the lower-left corner. The message, friends, and other buttons will be blurred in the lower right corner. There is also a subtle darker quality, so things on the bottom that aren't blocked will be slightly darker.
On the cell phone, all the button covers are below the photo. However, your profile picture blocks a piece at the bottom center.
All of this means that you have to choose a photo that focuses on the subject at the center of the image. If it is on the bottom, it will cut or block the interface elements.
Choose something meaningful
Your cover photo is common. It is one of the few things that anyone who sees your Facebook page can see. This means that you have to choose something that most likely means or represents you. I tend to use the photos I have taken of the area I have taken. Others go with quotes that mean a lot, photos of their family, pictures of their hobbies, and so on.
Try a 360º Cover Photo
There was a big trend a few years ago where people tied up their profile pictures and covered the photos into one big picture. Unfortunately, because your profile picture appears in different locations depending on the device you're using (and mobile phones are very popular), it no longer works.
That doesn’t mean you can’t be creative. Facebook now supports 360-degree cover photos, and they are certainly eye-catching and different. Take a 360º photo and upload it as your cover photo. You can also use a full 360-degree noninvasive image.
The big difference with 360º photos is that they only show an 851px by 315px (or 640px by 340px mobile) image, so people who visit your page can drag the image to see the rest of it.
Conclusion
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