Resize Image for Instagram Story & Reels
Fill the whole screen with a 1080×1920 (9:16) Story or Reel cover. No awkward bars, no blurry upscaling. Free and private.
Fills the whole frame: edges are cropped so the image exactly fills the size. Best for social posts, thumbnails and banners.
9:16 vertical · 1080 × 1920 px
Instagram Story & Reels Size Guide
Stories and Reels are full-screen and vertical, at a 9:16 ratio. The recommended size is 1080 × 1920 px. Anything wider gets letterboxed with bars, and low-resolution images look soft when stretched to fill a phone screen. Key facts: • Size: 1080 × 1920 px (9:16 aspect ratio) • The same size works for Stories, Reels covers, and most TikTok / YouTube Shorts uploads • Keep important content away from the very top and bottom ~250 px (that's where the profile, caption and action buttons sit) How to use this page: • "Fill" crops a non-vertical photo to 9:16 so it fills the screen edge to edge • "Fit" keeps your whole image visible and pads the sides with white (useful for product shots) • Tap "Adjust" for a lighter 720 × 1280 version or any custom size
What are the dimensions of an Instagram Story or Reel?
An Instagram Story or Reel is 1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 full-screen vertical frame, the same size used for TikTok and YouTube Shorts. This tool resizes any photo to exactly 1080 × 1920 px so it fills the screen without bars.
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