{"id":6063,"date":"2021-01-18T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=6063"},"modified":"2021-02-25T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:40:51","slug":"social-media-photos-which-way-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/social-media-photos-which-way-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Photos: Which Way Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6100\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait.png\" alt=\"Social media photos - landscape or portrait?\" width=\"1201\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait.png 1201w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/social-media-photos-landscape-or-portrait-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When I post on social media, which way up should my pictures be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s easy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On Facebook, they should be in <em>landscape<\/em> format&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Unless i<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">t&#8217;s Facebook Stories, &#8216;cos that&#8217;s <em>portrait<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone knows Instagram is <em>square<\/em>. That&#8217;s easy to remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6536\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-pictures-are-square-or-are-they.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-pictures-are-square-or-are-they.png\" alt=\"Instagram pictures are square... or are they?\" width=\"600\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-pictures-are-square-or-are-they.png 600w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-pictures-are-square-or-are-they-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram pictures are square&#8230; or are they?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Except on Instagram <em>Stories<\/em> and Instagram <em>Live<\/em>\u00a0which are in <em>portrait<\/em> mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Twitter&#8217;s pretty safe. That&#8217;s <em>landscape<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Or is it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And if you thought LinkedIn was always <em>landscape<\/em>, t<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">hink again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But don&#8217;t worry. Let&#8217;s make it simple&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6065\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Which-way-should-social-media-pictures-be.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6065\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Which-way-should-social-media-pictures-be.png\" alt=\"Which way should social media pictures be\" width=\"800\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Which-way-should-social-media-pictures-be.png 800w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Which-way-should-social-media-pictures-be-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Which-way-should-social-media-pictures-be-768x656.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Help!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Social Media Picture Formats <em>Simplified<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Here&#8217;s David&#8217;s simple and straightforward guide to know which way to hold your camera for<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Instagram<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yep, I know there are others such as <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thinterest<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Tumbleweed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">SnappyChap<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">TickingClock<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">GlueTube<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But we aren&#8217;t covering those today.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6067\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Photos-on-social-media.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6067\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Photos-on-social-media.png\" alt=\"Photos on social media\" width=\"392\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Photos-on-social-media.png 392w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Photos-on-social-media-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let&#8217;s look at just four main ones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This article is going to be something you can bookmark and refer back to.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Social Media Images: Which Way Up?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s begin with the photos you post on your Facebook timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Facebook<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you&#8217;re posting a picture on Facebook timeline, make it <strong>wide<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you want the technical term: it&#8217;s <strong>landscape<\/strong> format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And if you want to be really technical, here&#8217;s the aspect ratio. <strong>1.91:1<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This is what it looks like:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6071\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Best-Facebook-image-format.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6071\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Best-Facebook-image-format.png\" alt=\"Best Facebook image format\" width=\"1000\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Best-Facebook-image-format.png 1000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Best-Facebook-image-format-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Best-Facebook-image-format-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1.91:1 format for Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Now if you want exact <strong>pixel<\/strong> sizes, here&#8217;s a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/social-media-image-sizes-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Hootsuite in-depth article<\/a> which covers all that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But most cameras are so good nowadays that you really don&#8217;t need to bother with such detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Facebook in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">Wide (landscape)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">Aspect ratio: 1.91:1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Facebook Stories<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Ah, but what about on Facebook Stories?&#8221; I hear you ask!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Just turn your camera ninety degrees and make it <strong>portrait<\/strong> style (<strong>tall<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The aspect ratio is just slightly different. It&#8217;s <strong>9:16<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6075\" style=\"width: 901px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6075\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format.png\" alt=\"Facebook Stories Picture Format\" width=\"901\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format.png 901w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format-577x1024.png 577w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format-768x1364.png 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Facebook-Stories-Picture-Format-865x1536.png 865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 9:16 format for Facebook Stories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Facebook <em>Stories<\/em> in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">Tall (portrait)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\">Aspect ratio: 9:16<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Twitter<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Twitter images are <strong>landscape<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Nice and <strong>wide<\/strong> at <strong>16:9<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This is what the shape of the ideal Twitter picture looks like:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6081\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Twitter-pictures-shape.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6081\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Twitter-pictures-shape.png\" alt=\"Twitter pictures shape\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Twitter-pictures-shape.png 800w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Twitter-pictures-shape-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Twitter-pictures-shape-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 16:9 format for Twitter pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Twitter in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Wide (landscape)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Aspect ratio: 16:9<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Instagram<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Instagram pictures are <strong>square<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Although you can get away with slightly oblong ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6083\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-Pictures-are-square.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6083\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-Pictures-are-square.jpeg\" alt=\"Instagram Pictures are square\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-Pictures-are-square.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-Pictures-are-square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Instagram-Pictures-are-square-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram pictures are square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Instagram Stories (and Instagram Live)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But Instagram <em>Stories<\/em> aren&#8217;t square. And neither is Instagram <em>Live.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">They&#8217;re the <strong>tall<\/strong> (<strong>portrait<\/strong>) mode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And the aspect ratio? It&#8217;s <strong>9:16<\/strong> &#8211; which is exactly the same ratio as Facebook Stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Remember&#8230; <em>tall<\/em> stories!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Tall stories<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Instagram <em>Stories<\/em> in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #800000;\">Tall (portrait)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #800000;\">Aspect ratio: 9:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you want to dig into even deeper detail for Instagram, here&#8217;s a great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kicksta.co\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-instagram-photo-sizes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article from Kicksta<\/a><\/strong> which does that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn posts are <strong>wide<\/strong> (<strong>landscape<\/strong>) with a ratio of <strong>1.91:1<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">That&#8217;s the same shape as Facebook posts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6086\" style=\"width: 1001px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Linkedin-picture-size.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6086\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Linkedin-picture-size.png\" alt=\"Linkedin picture size\" width=\"1001\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Linkedin-picture-size.png 1001w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Linkedin-picture-size-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Linkedin-picture-size-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1.91:1 format for LinkedIn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #3366ff;\">Wide (landscape)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #3366ff;\">Aspect ratio: 1.91:1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn Stories<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can only post a LinkedIn Story from a mobile app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But if you decide that&#8217;s for you, it&#8217;s in the tall (portrait) format with an aspect ratio of 9:16.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Tall stories.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LinkedIn <em>Stories<\/em> in Essence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #3366ff;\">Tall (portrait)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #3366ff;\">Aspect ratio: 9:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Social Media Image Style: Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 69px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #14044d; background-color: #f0e4e4;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Facebook<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Facebook Stories<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Twitter<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Instagram<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Instagram Stories<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">LinkedIn Stories<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\">Wide<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\">Tall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\">Wide<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\">Square<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; text-align: center; height: 23px;\">Tall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%; 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