Updated May 15, 2026.
LinkedIn event banner size in 2026
Short answer: a LinkedIn event banner is 1584 x 396 pixels in 2026. That is the cover image you upload when you create a LinkedIn Event. Get this wrong and LinkedIn either crops your headline or stretches the logo into something embarrassing.
Below is the full LinkedIn event banner size cheat sheet, plus the related dimensions for share posts and company-page event covers, plus the more important question almost no one asks: what should you actually be posting once the banner is live.
LinkedIn event banner size cheat sheet
| Asset | Recommended size (px) | Aspect ratio |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Event banner (cover) | 1584 x 396 | 4:1 |
| LinkedIn share post (square) | 1200 x 1200 | 1:1 |
| LinkedIn share post (portrait) | 1080 x 1350 | 4:5 |
| LinkedIn share post (landscape) | 1200 x 627 | 1.91:1 |
| Company Page cover | 1128 x 191 | ~6:1 |
| Personal profile background | 1584 x 396 | 4:1 |
Two safe-zone rules to keep in mind regardless of LinkedIn event banner size:
Keep critical text and logos at least 80 pixels in from every edge.
Avoid putting headline text in the bottom-right quadrant. LinkedIn overlays UI there on some surfaces.
What goes on the LinkedIn event banner itself
The 1584 x 396 LinkedIn event banner is wide and short, which means it works for one of three things, and badly for everything else:
Event name plus date plus location. Big, readable, no clutter.
Strong visual identity. Texture, gradient or photography that signals the brand and category.
One sponsor lockup or speaker lineup. If you must.
Skip long descriptions, full speaker grids and dense sponsor walls. The LinkedIn Event page already shows that information below the banner.
Why the LinkedIn event banner is the least important asset in your campaign
Here is the part most LinkedIn event banner size guides leave out: the banner itself does not drive registrations. People do not scroll LinkedIn looking at event covers. They scroll the feed.
What actually moves the needle is the share graphic that lands inside someone's network. A square 1200 x 1200 or portrait 1080 x 1350 personalized graphic, with a real attendee's face and your event branding, will out-reach the static event banner by an order of magnitude.
We unpacked the math behind that in how 100 LinkedIn shares generate 250,000 organic views. The takeaway: get the LinkedIn event banner size correct, then put 90 percent of your design effort into the share graphic that attendees, speakers and sponsors will actually post.
The companion share graphic sizes that out-perform the banner
Once your LinkedIn event banner is live, build these three share assets:
Attendee I am attending graphic. 1080 x 1350 portrait. Photo of the attendee, your event branding, date. The format is documented in I am attending graphics for LinkedIn.
Speaker announcement graphic. 1200 x 1200 square. Speaker photo, talk title, event lockup. The deeper guide is in speaker visuals for events.
Sponsor co-branded card. 1200 x 1200 square. Attendee photo, sponsor logo, your event lockup. Drives provable LinkedIn reach for the sponsor.
How to ship the right LinkedIn event banner size and share graphics together
The mistake we see most often: organizers spend a week perfecting the LinkedIn event banner, then run out of time to build the share assets that actually drive reach. The fix is to use one tool that handles both.
With Go Spread you upload your master template (PNG or SVG) once, and inside the same event you publish attendee, speaker, sponsor and exhibitor variants at the right LinkedIn-native sizes. You can also paste your event URL to auto-import brand colors, fonts and logo, so the LinkedIn event banner and the share graphics stay visually consistent without a designer round-trip.
If you are setting up the broader asset library, start in event graphic creator.
Quick checklist before you upload your LinkedIn event banner
Dimensions are exactly 1584 x 396 px.
File is PNG or JPG, under 5 MB.
Headline text is at least 80 px from every edge.
Event name, date and location read clearly at thumbnail size.
You have a 1200 x 1200 and a 1080 x 1350 share graphic ready for attendees, speakers and sponsors.
Your share-graphic page sits behind a single link you can drop in registration emails.
Get the LinkedIn event banner size right and the cover does its job. Get the share graphics right and the cover becomes the smallest part of your LinkedIn event campaign.