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Instagram profile picture size: crop a sharp square DP

Instagram displays your picture at 320×320, inside a circle. The preset exports 720×720 so it stays crisp on 2x and 3x screens, and it shows the circle while you crop.

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320×320
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720×720
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Circle
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Under 500 KB

How to get a profile picture that isn't blurry

Instagram downsizes profile pictures to 320×320 and crops them to a circle. Blur comes from two habits: uploading a tiny image that gets upscaled, or uploading a giant one that the server resizes badly. A clean 720×720 square with light sharpening avoids both.

Keep the face or logo inside the circle. Anything in the corners of the square is cut. Simple backgrounds compress better than busy ones and look cleaner at thumbnail size in comments and DMs, where the picture is even smaller.

Same picture, other apps

The same 720×720 square works for WhatsApp (640×640), Threads (synced from Instagram), X (400×400) and LinkedIn (400×400 or larger). Switch to Other apps in the tool to export each size in one go.

Try it on your own photoDrop a photo at the top of the page. Ten seconds later it's sized, sharpened and ready to post.
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Questions people ask

What size is an Instagram profile picture?

It is displayed at 320×320 pixels and cropped to a circle. Uploading 720×720 keeps it sharp on phones with high-density screens.

Why is my Instagram DP blurry?

The upload was either much smaller than 320 px and got upscaled, or a huge photo that Instagram's server resized with heavy compression. Export a clean square around 720 px and try again.

What is the aspect ratio of an Instagram profile picture?

1:1. Instagram crops the square to a circle in the app, so keep the subject centred.

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