Resize to Instagram Story Size

Get the exact 1080 x 1920 px size Instagram recommends. Stories and Reels fill the whole phone screen at 9:16.

1080 x 1920 px9:16 Runs on your device

Instagram Story · Step 1 of 3 · Add your photo

Drop an image to resize

or paste with Ctrl+V · JPG PNG WebP HEIC GIF · max 25 MB

1080 x 1920 pxBatch ready

Processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

Example

Before and after

We ran this sample through the instagram story tool above. The numbers under each image are measured from the real files.

Sample input: 2640 x 3960 px · 706 KB · JPG — **Before**2640 x 3960 px · 706 KB · JPG

Result from this tool: 1080 x 1920 px · 195 KB · JPG · 300 DPI — **After**1080 x 1920 px · 195 KB · JPG · 300 DPIShown smaller here

How to

How to resize a photo to instagram story size

1.
Add a photo. From your gallery, your camera or a screenshot.
2.
Fill or fit. Fill crops to 9:16 from the center. Fit keeps the whole photo with a border.
3.
Download. A 1080 x 1920 px image, ready to post on Instagram.

Why this size

Instagram sizes at a glance

Stories and Reels fill the whole phone screen at 9:16. Uploading the exact size means Instagram does not crop or re-compress your image in ways you did not choose.

The tool scales once, straight to 1080 x 1920, from your original pixels, so the result stays sharp. Start from a photo at least as large as 1080 x 1920: enlarging a small image cannot add detail. For a small old photo, the AI upscaler can redraw it larger first.

Use	Size
Story or Reel	1080 x 1920 px (9:16)
Safe area	Leave about 250 px free at the top and bottom
Square post	1080 x 1080 px

Tips

Tips that make a difference

Start from the original photo

Use the photo from your camera or gallery, not a screenshot or a copy forwarded in a chat. Scaling down to 1080 x 1920 keeps it sharp; scaling up a small image makes it soft.

Uploads get compressed again

Most platforms, Instagram included, re-compress images after upload. A JPG at the exact size gives them the least to change, so colors and edges stay closer to your original.

Avoid

Common problems and fixes

Text hides behind the profile name or reply barKeep text out of the top and bottom 250 pixels or so.
Black or blurred bars appearThe photo is not 9:16. Resize with Fill to cover the whole screen.
The image looks blurry after postingInstagram enlarges images that are smaller than its size, which makes them soft. Start from the original photo, at least as large as the size above.

FAQ

Instagram Story: questions

1080 x 1920 pixels, a 9:16 ratio that fills a phone screen from top to bottom.

9:16. A photo in another shape gets cropped or zoomed by Instagram.

Away from the top and bottom 250 pixels or so, where your profile name and the reply bar cover the image.

Only if you choose Fill and the shapes differ. Choose Fit to keep the whole photo with a border instead.

No. Resizing happens in your browser.

Checked

How we checked this page

Checked by the SizePort team on 3 October 2026.

We test the tool with sample photos before it goes live and check that the sizes on this page match what it produces. Rules and platforms change, so if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.