This article will detail Patreon’s recommendations for sizing images so that they display best for your fans.
You can upload images with any dimensions you’d like. We optimise your images for the web and for different devices. What follows are simply our recommendations. Do what works best for your work!
Image sizes and ratios
Below are our recommended image sizes to best display your work on members' devices. It's fine if your images are larger than the dimensions listed, but we highly recommend keeping the ratios listed. Keep in mind that we will optimize them for your members' feeds and devices. Your post feed displays images in a 16:9 ratio, so for the cleanest look, size your post images to 1920×1080 px.
Square Images (1:1 Ratio)
| Image Type | Recommended Size | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Profile Image | 1024 x 1024 px | 1:1 |
| Digital Product hero image | 400 x 400 px | 1:1 |
| Collection cover image | 1024 x 1024 px | 1:1 |
Wider Images
| Image Type | Recommended Size | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Hero image | 1600 x 400 px | 4:1 |
| Tier image | 460 x 200 px | 2.3:1 |
| Drops cover image | 1080 x 810 px | 4:3 |
Landscape Images (16:9 Ratio)
| Image Type | Recommended Size | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Digital product images | 984 x 554 px | 16:9 |
| Video thumbnail image | 1280 x 720 px | 16:9 |
| Image posts (Post Feed) | 1920 x 1080 px | 16:9 |
| Inline images (Post Feed) | 1920 x 1080 px | 16:9 |
Keep it consistent
For each of the ratio groupings above, we recommend using the same image size for visual consistency. For example, if you’re using a 1:1 ratio for your “Profile Image”, it would be beneficial to also use a 1:1 ratio for your “Digital Product Hero Image” and “Collection Cover Image”, and ideally, maintain a consistent image size like 1024 x 1024 px across all of them.
Exploring ratios
While we recommend sizing your post images (gallery and inline) to 1920 by 1080 px, there are some tried and tested ratios that are great for apps and the web. Keep in mind that any ratio other than 16:9 will show bars on the sides in the post feed, but these shapes work well for other surfaces. Because you can upload larger format images, we have included a larger version of each ratio – just know that on any screen, it'll show no wider than ~1080px in the feed.
| Style | Ratio | Recommended Size |
|---|---|---|
| Taller than wide | 4:5 |
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| Film Strip | 1.9:1 |
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| Square | 1:1 |
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Resizing by inches rather than pixels
It’s best practice to size your images by pixels if you’re saving for the web. That said, if you prefer saving images by inches, there is an often-used formula for converting from pixels to inches. In order to do this, you’ll need to have the DPI (or resolution) of your image.
Once you know your image DPI, do the following formula: divide the pixel dimensions by the resolution
Example:
| Image Type | Pixels Size | DPI | Inches conversion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image posts (Post Feed) | 1920 x 1080 px | 72 | 26.67 x 15 inches |
Other tips
Safe bets
It’s a safe bet to save images between 1500 px and 2500 px wide. Search for “Save for the web” or “Optimise for web” on your image editing software and use that feature.
High-resolution images
We do optimize post images for the web and varying devices. If you are using our Image post option, the optimized version will populate in your post feed. When members click on the image, the image will expand to its original uploaded size
If you want members to have to access a high-resolution file of your images, we recommend uploading your images as an attachment to your posts, especially if you are adding images inline to text posts.
File sizing
Your upload file size is limited to 2 GB per file, while attachments can be up to 5 GB per file. You can attach as many files as you'd like to a single post.