Best Cover Photos for Facebook
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Ever wonder why some Facebook cover images look better compared to others on mobile? The answer is always an excellent designer (not that I'm biased or anything), yet I lately discovered a cool method in order to help much less of your effort get removed when seeing from a mobile device-- and also still look excellent on desktop computer.
Terrible as I go to remembering numbers, I'm always googling "FB cover image dimension" (or viewing our quick-reference infographic), as well as the very first solution that always pops up is 851 × 315, which is what the cover photo displays at on a desktop computer internet browser. If your only problem is desktop, this is a fine dimension to post your cover image. Unfortunately, we can not neglect the 798 million users that access Facebook daily via their cellphones.
Before I found this technique, options for maximizing a cover photo for both desktop computer & mobile were extremely minimal: either make the prime focus extremely tiny to show properly on mobile, or make it look good on desktop and compromise the mobile experience.
Ugh.
OK, I'll cut to the chase. Publish a photo that is 851 × 475. With cover photos taller than desktop shows, two points occur:.
Desktop computer removes the leading & bottom of the image (thankfully, it removes an equivalent quantity from both).
Mobile will still cut off several of the sides of the image, yet we have a significantly larger readable location.
Best Cover Photos For Facebook
This provides us a far more versatile canvas to deal with, and also a richer experience on both desktop and mobile. Anything within the "Safe Area" above will show properly!