LinkedIn Banner Maker

Where the banner sits, and why text gets covered

The maker exports at 1584 × 396 pixels, the size LinkedIn recommends for personal profile backgrounds. On desktop your round profile photo overlaps the lower left of the banner. On mobile the image is cropped differently and the sides can disappear. The safest area for text is the right half and the middle.

Turn on the photo guide to see roughly where your photo will land. It is only a guide and never appears in the download. After uploading, look at your profile on a laptop and on your phone, and shorten or move the text if anything is hidden.

Treat it like a sign, not a resume

The banner is the first and largest visual on your profile. Next to your photo and headline it sets the tone before anyone reads your experience. A blank background wastes that space. One clear line about your work turns it into a second headline.

Choose the single thing you want visitors to remember. That might be the problem you solve, the roles you are hiring for or the kind of job you want next. If you catch yourself listing four services, pick the one that brings in most of your work and leave the rest for the About section.

A tidy banner in consistent colors also shows that you take your profile seriously. That matters to recruiters, buyers and anyone deciding whether to connect.

Picking colors and type that read on a phone

Large type on a solid color holds up even on a small screen. Dark text on a light background, or light text on a dark one, is the safe choice. Mid-tone on mid-tone tends to blur together once LinkedIn compresses the image.

If you have brand colors, use the main one as the background and keep the second for a small accent. If you do not, a deep navy, a dark green or a soft off-white all work with most profile photos. Avoid bright red behind text; it is tiring to read.