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Give your LinkedIn cover image a clear purpose.
Use the space at the top of your profile to add context about your work. For a company team, make a recognizable cover easy to use.
A cover can introduce your company, show the work you do or highlight a professional focus. It should support the rest of your profile without making the top of the page harder to read.
Make the company connection visible.
A simple branded cover gives visitors context before they read the rest of the profile. The example keeps the company name and message away from the profile photo.
No cover image
Belle Beaumont
Account Executive at Walt | Brand video production
London, United Kingdom
Current company · WaltA cover connected to the company
WALT
Stories worth sharing.
Belle Beaumont
Account Executive at Walt | Brand video production
London, United Kingdom
Current company · WaltThe people, company and report results in these examples are fictional.
Design for the space LinkedIn actually gives you.
Use the personal profile size
LinkedIn recommends 1584 × 396 pixels, as a JPG or PNG smaller than 8 MB. Start with those proportions rather than copying a company page banner into a different shape.
Keep the important parts readable
Use one clear message and enough contrast. Keep important text away from the lower left area covered by the profile photo. Check the crop on desktop and mobile before sharing the design.
For a company cover, a recognizable brand and a short explanation of what you do are enough. Offer a few useful variations for different roles rather than squeezing every service or contact detail into the image.
Optional: show more than one cover image
LinkedIn Premium Business, Sales Navigator and Recruiter subscribers can add a cover slideshow with up to five images. You could pair a company cover with a relevant project or event. Keep each image readable on its own. See LinkedIn’s cover slideshow options.
Make it easy for the team to update their covers.
Create your company report in Linkwiz and include your employees’ LinkedIn profiles. Linkwiz reviews 19 checks across Profile, Engagement and Networking. In Profile, the Cover result shows whether each cover relates to the company brand.
Review the employees marked Optimize and the evidence in their individual reports. Share a ready to use cover, with dimensions and a preview of its crop. This check gives you a starting point for company consistency; readability and visual design still need your review.
If you need to create or share reusable company covers, follow the Linkwiz + Canva workflow.
Is their cover image related to the company brand?
Belle BeaumontSales
Arielle ReedMarketing
Jasmine ValeCustomer success
Peter PanleySalesBelle Beaumont · Individual report · Cover
OptimizeEvidence
No cover image is shown at the top of Belle’s profile.
Recommended next step
Add a cover that reflects the company brand and the work Belle represents.
Ready to update it?
Where to add or change your cover in LinkedIn
On desktop
Open your profile and use the camera or edit icon on the cover area. Upload your image, adjust its position and apply the change.
In the mobile app
Open your profile and select the camera or edit icon on the cover. Choose the image, check the crop and save.
LinkedIn can display the image differently as the screen size changes. Check both desktop and mobile after uploading.
Before you move on
- The cover has one clear purpose.
- The message and brand remain readable on desktop and mobile.
- Important content stays clear of the profile photo.