Compress photo for LinkedIn profile photo
Crop and shrink a headshot for a LinkedIn profile photo — 400 × 400 pixels, under 200 KB.
For LinkedIn Profile
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LinkedIn displays your profile photo as a 400 × 400 pixel square and recompresses anything bigger. Upload a pre-sized 400 × 400 image and the server leaves it alone, so your photo stays sharp on every device. We center-crop your photo to square, resize to 400 × 400, and compress to under 200 KB.
For best results, start with a head-and-shoulders shot where your face fills roughly 60% of the frame. LinkedIn crops to a circle on display, so anything in the corners will be hidden.
Frequently asked questions
Why 400 × 400 and not bigger?
LinkedIn caps displayed size at 400 × 400 for profile photos. A 2000 × 2000 upload is downscaled server-side with extra compression — a pre-sized 400 × 400 file keeps its original sharpness.
Does LinkedIn crop my profile photo to a circle?
Yes on every display surface. Make sure your face is centered and nothing important sits in the four corners of the square.
Should I use the same photo for my resume?
You can, but the resume page targets 600 × 600 and under 100 KB. Resume PDFs embed photos differently than web profiles, so a resume-specific version is usually cleaner.