How to resize an image for TikTok cover
- Select Choose files and pick your photo, or drop it on the box.
- The tool fills a 1080×1920 frame and trims equally from the longer side, so the middle of your photo stays. The result is saved as a JPG at 90 percent quality.
- Select Download and upload the result.
About the 1080×1920 size
A TikTok video cover uses the same tall 9 to 16 frame as the video itself, commonly published as 1080×1920 pixels at the time of writing. The cover is shown in the profile grid, often cropped to a different shape.
1080×1920 is a 9:16 portrait frame (width divided by height is 0.563) with 2,073,600 pixels, or 2.07 megapixels. Covers appear in a grid that crops them, so keep the subject in the middle. This page saves a JPG at 90 percent quality, which gives a compact file for cover uploads.
What happens to your photo
The table shows how common source images are treated when the tool fills 1080×1920.
| Source | Scaling | Part of the picture kept |
|---|---|---|
| 4000×3000 phone photo | reduced to 64 percent | 42 percent |
| 3024×4032 portrait photo | reduced to 48 percent | 75 percent |
| 1920×1080 screenshot | enlarged 1.78× | 32 percent |
| 1080×1080 square | enlarged 1.78× | 56 percent |
Sources smaller than the frame are enlarged because the output size is fixed, which can look soft. Platforms change their guidance over time, so check TikTok cover requirements before you publish.
Tips
- Put the focus in the central third. The profile grid shows a cropped version.
- Leave room top and bottom for the app interface.
- Text should be large and short. It is read on a small screen.
- See also: resize for Instagram story, YouTube thumbnail size, resize for Pinterest pin, crop tool.
Your photos stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no sign-up.