Instagram Story / Reels size (1080×1920)
Quick answer
Instagram Stories and Reels are full-screen at 1080×1920 pixels (9:16). image cat pre-selects this vertical size to fill the whole screen.
Instagram Stories and Reels covers use the full-screen vertical 9:16 at 1080×1920. image cat crops your image to 1080×1920 locally so it fills the phone screen — nothing uploaded.
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Full-screen vertical 9:16
1080×1920 matches the vertical ratio of most phone screens. Stories and Reels play full-screen, so this size fills the display with no black bars. It's also the standard for TikTok and other vertical covers.
Avoid the top and bottom overlays
Stories have an avatar and progress bar up top and a reply bar at the bottom, so keep key text or the subject within the central ~80% safe zone to avoid being hidden by interface elements.
Frequently asked questions
1080×1920 pixels, a 9:16 full-screen vertical ratio. Reels covers use the same size.
If your source isn't 9:16, the full-screen view crops the overflow. Crop to 1080×1920 first and keep key content in the central safe zone.
No. Cropping runs locally in your browser; images are never uploaded.
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