--- title: "Website Image Sizes and Formats: the 2026 Guide" description: "The image sizes to use in 2026: website images, favicon, webclip, Open Graph, YouTube and Google Business Profile, plus which format to choose." canonical: "https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect" source: "https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect" --- ## Navigation - [Strategy](https://www.digidop.com/services/strategy) - [Web Design](https://www.digidop.com/services/webdesign) - [Webflow Development](https://www.digidop.com/services/webflow-agency) - [Migration](https://www.digidop.com/services/migration) - [Support & Growth](https://www.digidop.com/services/maintenance) - [AI for Web](https://www.digidop.com/services/ai-automation) - [Webflow Enterprise](https://www.digidop.com/enterprise-websites) - [Marketing Website](https://www.digidop.com/marketing-websites) - [Finance](https://www.digidop.com/industries/financial-services) - [Tech & SaaS](https://www.digidop.com/industries/technology) - [Industrial](https://www.digidop.com/industries/industrial) - [Use cases](https://www.digidop.com/cases-studies) - [Blog](https://www.digidop.com/blog) - [Resources Hub](https://www.digidop.com/resources) - [Webflow](https://www.digidop.com/webflow) - [Webflow vs Wordpress](https://www.digidop.com/comparison/webflow-vs-wordpress) - [About us](https://www.digidop.com/about-us) - [Partner Ecosystem](https://www.digidop.com/partner) - [Careers](https://www.digidop.com/careers) - [Team](https://www.digidop.com/team) - [Contact sales](https://www.digidop.com/contact) - [fr](https://www.digidop.com/fr/blog/site-web-tailles-formats-image-a-respecter) # Website Image Sizes and Formats: the 2026 Guide Documentation · 6 min · Published on Feb 03, 2022 · Updated on Oct 06, 2026 ![Preview of image formats in Figma](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67053868fc01e494462e71c9/68c0310a7475d9c749edfee1_image-size-format.jpg) ## Table of contents - [The sizes to remember in 2026](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#the-sizes-to-remember-in-2026) - [Images on your website](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#images-on-your-website) - [Site icons: favicon and webclip](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#site-icons-favicon-and-webclip) - [Share images: Open Graph](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#share-images-open-graph) - [YouTube and Google Business Profile](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#youtube-and-google-business-profile) - [Which image format should you use?](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#which-image-format-should-you-use) - [Images and Core Web Vitals](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#images-and-core-web-vitals) - [In Webflow, step by step](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#in-webflow-step-by-step) - [Our take](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#our-take) - [FAQ](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#faq) - [Sources](https://www.digidop.com/blog/website-image-sizes-formats-to-respect#sources) ## Key points - Website images: 1,920 px wide for full-width images, twice the display size for the others (high-density screens) - Favicon: square, larger than 48 × 48 px for Google; in Webflow, a 32 × 32 px favicon and a 256 × 256 px webclip - Open Graph: 1,200 × 630 px, 1.91:1 ratio, 8 MB max - YouTube: 2,560 × 1,440 px banner (1,235 × 338 px safe area), 16:9 thumbnails, 3,840 × 2,160 px recommended, at least 640 px wide - Google Business Profile: 720 × 720 px recommended, between 10 KB and 5 MB - Format: WebP or AVIF for photos (over 96% of browsers), SVG for logos and icons - Performance: never lazy-load a page's main image, and always set its width and height An image that is too heavy slows the page down; too small, and it turns blurry on a Retina screen. The right size also depends on where the image is shown: inside a page, in a browser tab, in a LinkedIn preview or on a Google listing. At Digidop, we check these sizes on every website we ship. This guide lists the values that apply in 2026, each linked to the platform's official documentation, and shows where to set them in Webflow. *Originally published in 2022, fully updated on October 6, 2026.* ## The sizes to remember in 2026
ImageSizeFormatLimitSource
Full-width image (hero, banner)1,920 px wideWebP or AVIFas light as possibleDigidop practice
Image inside an article2 × the display width (often 1,400 to 1,600 px)WebP or AVIFas light as possibleDigidop practice
Faviconsquare, larger than 48 × 48 pxPNG, ICO, SVG—Google Search Central
Webclip (home screen icon)180 × 180 px (Apple), 256 × 256 px (Webflow)PNG—Apple, Webflow
Open Graph (share preview)1,200 × 630 px, 1.91:1 ratioJPG or PNG8 MBMeta for Developers
YouTube banner2,560 × 1,440 px (minimum 2,048 × 1,152)JPG, PNG6 MBYouTube Help
YouTube thumbnail3,840 × 2,160 px recommended, 16:9, at least 640 px wideJPG, PNG2 MB (mobile), 50 MB (desktop)YouTube Help
Google Business Profile photo720 × 720 px (minimum 250 × 250)JPG, PNG10 KB to 5 MBGoogle Business Profile Help
## Images on your website ### Full-width images: 1,920 px An image that spans the whole screen (hero, section banner) should be exported **1,920 px wide**. That's the width we use on our projects: it covers most desktop screens without adding needless weight. Beyond that, the extra sharpness is rarely visible, while the extra weight always is. ### Images inside content: twice the display size High-density screens (Retina on Mac and iPhone, most Android phones) render two physical pixels where the layout plans for one. An image displayed 700 px wide should therefore be supplied at **1,400 px** to stay sharp. You don't need one version per screen: the `srcset` and `sizes` attributes let the browser pick the right one. Webflow generates them for images placed in your pages, with one important exception for AVIF (see below). ### Logos and icons: SVG Logos, icons and simple illustrations belong in **SVG**: the file is vector-based, so it stays sharp at any size, and it's often lighter than a PNG. SVG is not meant for photos. ## Site icons: favicon and webclip ### Favicon The favicon appears in the browser tab, in bookmarks and next to your site in Google results. Google requires a **square of at least 8 × 8 px** and recommends **larger than 48 × 48 px** so it looks sharp everywhere ([Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search)). Practical tip: start from a sharp square of at least 256 px, simplified (a letter or the logo symbol, not the full logo), and let your tool generate the smaller sizes. ### Webclip The webclip is the icon shown when a visitor adds your site to their iPhone or iPad home screen. Apple uses a **180 × 180 px** icon on iPhone ([Apple](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html)). Webflow asks for a **256 × 256 px** webclip. Prefer a solid background over transparency. ## Share images: Open Graph The Open Graph image is what shows up when someone shares your page on LinkedIn, Facebook, Slack or WhatsApp. Meta recommends **1,200 × 630 px**, at a **1.91:1** ratio, with an **8 MB** maximum ([Meta for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/webmasters/images/)). LinkedIn reads the same tag and displays this format correctly. Two habits: - Keep text and logo **in the center**, as some platforms crop the edges. - Plan one image per key page, and one per article for the blog: the same generic preview on every page loses clicks when people share. Further reading: [why add Open Graph tags to your website](https://www.digidop.com/blog/why-add-open-graph-website). ## YouTube and Google Business Profile ### YouTube banner and thumbnails Export the channel banner at **2,560 × 1,440 px** (minimum 2,048 × 1,152 px, 6 MB max). Only the **central 1,235 × 338 px area** stays visible on every device, so that's where the logo and text go ([YouTube Help](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10456525)). For video thumbnails, YouTube recommends **3,840 × 2,160 px**, at a **16:9** ratio, and at least **640 px** wide. The file limit is **2 MB** from the mobile app and **50 MB** from a computer ([YouTube Help](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72431)): if you upload from your phone, compress the thumbnail accordingly. ### Google Business Profile What used to be "Google My Business" is now Google Business Profile. Its photos (logo included) follow the same rules: **JPG or PNG, between 10 KB and 5 MB, 720 × 720 px recommended** and 250 × 250 px minimum ([Google Business Profile Help](https://support.google.com/business/answer/6103862)). Google doesn't publish separate sizes for the cover photo. ## Which image format should you use?
FormatUse it forSupport
AVIFphotos, detailed visuals: the lightest at equal quality96% of browsers (Can I use)
WebPphotos and visuals, the default choice97% of browsers (Can I use)
SVGlogos, icons, simple illustrationsuniversal
PNGimages with transparency when SVG isn't an optionuniversal
JPEGreplace with WebP or AVIF in your pages, keep for the Open Graph imageuniversal
WebP and AVIF are now supported by nearly every browser. There's no longer a reason to serve heavy JPEGs or PNGs inside a website's pages. ## Images and Core Web Vitals Images mostly affect two of Google's three Core Web Vitals: - **LCP** (Largest Contentful Paint) measures how long the largest visible element takes to render, very often the page's main image. The target is **2.5 seconds or less** ([web.dev](https://web.dev/articles/lcp)). A main image that is too heavy, or lazy-loaded, directly hurts this score. - **CLS** (Cumulative Layout Shift) measures layout shifts during loading: an image without a declared width and height pushes the text down as it appears. The third metric, **INP (Interaction to Next Paint)**, measures responsiveness to clicks. It replaced FID on **March 12, 2024** ([web.dev](https://web.dev/blog/inp-cwv-launch)) and depends mostly on JavaScript, not much on images. Google crawls and indexes websites in their mobile version, a switch it announced as complete in October 2023 ([Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2023/10/mobile-first-is-here)). Mobile performance is what counts. To measure and fix it: [how to improve your website loading speed](https://www.digidop.com/blog/how-to-improve-website-loading-speed). ## In Webflow, step by step - Favicon and webclip: *Site settings → General → Icons*. Upload a square image and Webflow generates the sizes it needs. - Open Graph: in each static page's *Page settings*, under *Open Graph settings*. For the blog and other CMS collections, bind the Open Graph image to the collection's image field so every article gets its own preview. - WebP or AVIF conversion: the *Assets* panel offers bulk conversion. Note that the original file is **replaced** by the converted one, so download your originals first if you want to keep them. And Webflow doesn't generate responsive variants (`srcset`) for AVIF images: convert the images that need them to **WebP**, and keep AVIF for images shown at a fixed size. We cover the process in [Webflow now accepts the WebP format](https://www.digidop.com/blog/webflow-accepts-webp-format). - Responsive images: Webflow generates `srcset` and `sizes` for JPG, PNG and WebP images placed in your pages. Upload a source that is large enough (twice the display size) and let Webflow create the variants. For CMS images, whose display size Webflow can't know in advance, prepare an image at the right width yourself. - Loading: in the image element settings, *Lazy* mode defers images below the fold. Set the **page's main image to *Eager***: lazy-loading it delays LCP. ## Our take We often see teams spend time on the favicon and webclip while leaving a 2 or 3 MB hero image at the top of the homepage. It should be the other way around: the image that matters most is the first one to appear, on mobile. If you only do one thing after reading this, check its weight, its format and its loading mode. The rest (Open Graph, icons, YouTube) is set once at launch and rarely changes. It's also something we check systematically before going live with a [Webflow website built by Digidop](https://www.digidop.com/services/webflow-agency). ## FAQ ### What is the best image size for a website? For a full-width image, 1,920 px wide. For an image inside content, twice its display width, so it stays sharp on high-density screens. In both cases, use WebP or AVIF and keep the file as light as possible. ### What size should an Open Graph image be? 1,200 × 630 px, at a 1.91:1 ratio, 8 MB max according to Meta. This format displays correctly on LinkedIn, Facebook, Slack and most messaging apps. ### What size should a favicon be? A square larger than 48 × 48 px, according to Google. In Webflow, upload a sharp square (32 × 32 px minimum, larger is better) in *Site settings*: the other sizes are generated automatically. ### WebP or AVIF? AVIF usually compresses better than WebP at equal quality, and both are supported by more than 96% of browsers. WebP is the safest default, and in Webflow it's the only one of the two that gets responsive variants. AVIF is worth it for large photos shown at a fixed size. ### Should I still use JPEG and PNG? Inside your pages, not really: WebP and AVIF do better. For the Open Graph image, stick to JPG or PNG, the formats Meta and LinkedIn accept everywhere. 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