Twitter (X) Aspect Ratio: The Complete Guide

Twitter (X) Aspect Ratio Guide

Optimizing your images and videos for Twitter (now X) ensures they are displayed clearly in the timeline without unexpected cropping. While the platform is flexible, following these guidelines will improve your content's performance.

Image Aspect Ratios

For single images in the timeline, Twitter recommends the following:

• Landscape (16:9): This is the ideal format for in-stream photos. A common resolution is 1200x675 pixels.
• Square (1:1): Square images also display well. A recommended resolution is 1200x1200 pixels.

While you can upload images with other aspect ratios (like portrait), they may be cropped in the timeline view, requiring users to click to see the full image.

Video Aspect Ratios

For videos, the recommendations are similar to images:

• Recommended: 16:9 (landscape) or 1:1 (square).
• Supported: The platform supports aspect ratios from 1:2.39 to 2.39:1.

Visual Aspect Ratio Examples

Additional Specifications

• Image File Types: JPEG, PNG, GIF (non-animated).
• Video File Types: MP4 or MOV.
• Max Video Length: 140 seconds (2 minutes and 20 seconds).
• Max File Size: 5MB for images, 512MB for videos.

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Source: Official X (Twitter) Ad Specs.