Resize Instagram Story
Stories that don't fill the screen look amateur. Black bars appear on the sides or your content gets awkwardly cropped. At 1080x1920 pixels with a 9:16 ratio, your Stories display edge-to-edge on every phone. No letterboxing, no cropping, just full-screen content that captures attention.
Recommended Size
1080 × 1920
pixels
Fill Every Pixel of the Screen
Instagram Stories are meant to be immersive. At 1080x1920 pixels, your content fills the entire phone display from edge to edge. Upload anything smaller and you get black bars. Upload something with the wrong aspect ratio and Instagram crops it unpredictably. This exact size guarantees full-screen impact every time.
Keep Text in the Safe Zone
Instagram overlays your username at the top and reply bar at the bottom of Stories. Important text or faces in these areas get covered up. Keep your key content in the middle 80% of the frame. The Story safe zone runs from about 250 pixels from the top to 340 pixels from the bottom.
Repurpose for Reels and TikTok
The 9:16 aspect ratio at 1080x1920 is the universal vertical video format. Create once for Instagram Stories and reuse on Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat. One size works everywhere. Resize your horizontal content to vertical format and multiply your reach across platforms.
How do I resize image for Instagram Story?
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Step 1: Choose your photo
Select the image you would like to resize to the Instagram Story format and upload to the Intagram Story Size Tool.
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Step 2: Resize image
Within a few seconds, the Instagram Story Size Tool will resize your image to the Story format.
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Step 3: Download your image
Once you have resized your image, save the new image to your device and share it on Instagram.
Instagram Story FAQ
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The optimal size for Instagram Stories is 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels tall, with an aspect ratio of 9:16. This size ensures that your content appears correctly on the platform and is optimized for mobile devices.
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