# Behance project cover size: 1616×1264, and how to crop it [Canonical HTML page](https://gradiently.design/guide/behance-cover-size) Your Behance cover is the only part of a project most people ever see. Here is the exact size, how the crop behaves, and how to design a cover that earns the open. ## The short version - The Behance project cover size is 1616×1264 pixels, a landscape frame slightly wider than 4:3. - 1616×1264 is exactly double 808×632, so a cover made at that size stays sharp on high density screens. - Behance asks you to crop the cover to its fixed shape when you publish, so an image made in any other shape loses its edges. - Behance shows the project title and your name beside the cover, so the image only needs a short title or none at all. - A cover is seen small in a grid of many others, so one strong idea and large, simple type beat a collage of every screen in the project. The **Behance project cover size** is 1616×1264 pixels. That is a landscape frame a touch wider than 4:3, and it is exactly double 808×632, so it stays crisp on high density screens. Design at that size, keep the important part away from the edges, and remember that Behance writes your project title and name next to the cover for you. ## Behance cover dimensions at a glance | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Design size | 1616×1264 px | | Half size | 808×632 px, the same shape | | Shape | Landscape, about 1.28 to 1 | | Formats | PNG for type and flat colour, high quality JPEG for photographs | | Colour | sRGB, so colours match what you saw while designing | Make the file at 1616×1264 and you will never have to fight the cropper. The shape matters more than the pixel count. Divide 1616 by 1264 and you get about 1.28, which sits between a classic 4:3 slide and a 5:4 print. If you prefer to work at a different size, keep that ratio: 2424×1896 is the same shape again at three times the half size. Our guide to [aspect ratios](https://gradiently.design/guide/aspect-ratios-explained) shows how to scale any frame without distorting it. - Behance cover 1616×1264: 1616 × 1264 - Dribbble shot 1600×1200: 1600 × 1200 - Slides 16:9 1920×1080: 1920 × 1080 A Behance cover beside a Dribbble shot and a 16:9 slide. The Behance frame is the squarest of the three, so a widescreen image loses its sides. ## How the Behance cover crop works When you publish a project, Behance asks for a cover image and shows a cropping box locked to its own shape. You can move and scale the box, but you cannot change its proportions. Upload a 16:9 hero shot and you will lose the left and right edges; upload a tall phone mockup and you will lose the top and bottom. That is why designing the cover as its own piece, at its own size, works better than picking an image from inside the project. A project image was composed for a different frame. A cover made at 1616×1264 drops into the cropper and fits exactly, so nothing you care about is trimmed by accident. > **Leave a quiet margin** Keep logos and lettering at least 80 pixels in from every edge. The cropper and the small gallery view both punish anything near the edge, and a margin means nothing ever looks pinched. ## Should you put the title on a Behance cover Behance already places the project title and your name with the cover in the gallery and on your profile. Repeating the full title inside the image wastes the space and makes the type tiny. A better use of the frame is one of these three approaches. - **The work, big.** One hero view of the project, cropped tight, no words at all. Best when the work is striking on its own: a poster, a packaging shot, an app screen. - **The name, as lettering.** The brand or campaign name set large, as the design itself. Best for identity projects, where the wordmark is the point. - **A short promise.** Two to four words that say what the viewer will see, such as *Rebrand for a bakery*. Best for case studies where the result is a system, not one image. A Behance project cover with a single brand name in large letters over a deep gradient background An identity project shown by its name alone, set large across the frame. A Behance cover reading Rebrand for a bakery with a small case study label and a line listing identity, packaging and social A case study cover with a short promise and a single supporting line. ## Designing a Behance cover that gets the click In the gallery your cover sits among dozens of others at a fraction of its real size. What survives at that size is contrast, one clear shape and type you can read at a glance. Test it the honest way: shrink the cover to about a quarter of its width on screen and see what is left. The thinking behind this is the same as for [thumbnail text](https://gradiently.design/guide/typography-for-thumbnails) and [visual hierarchy](https://gradiently.design/guide/visual-hierarchy). ### Avoid - A collage of every screen in the project - The full title in small type - Mockups that run off the edge of the frame - Pale grey text on a busy photograph - A different style from every other cover on your profile ### Do - One hero image or one bold idea - Two to four words, or none - A calm margin around the subject - Strong contrast where any words sit - A consistent background or layout across projects A profile where every cover shares a background family and a type position reads as one practice rather than a scrapbook. Choose a ground colour, a material and a place for words, then reuse them. [Designer portfolio tips](https://gradiently.design/guide/designer-portfolio-tips) covers how covers, ordering and case studies work together. ## How to make a Behance cover, step by step 1. **Start a 1616×1264 canvas** Use the exact size, not a crop from a larger image, so the composition is planned for the frame you will publish. 2. **Pick the approach** The work big, the name as lettering, or a short promise. Choose one and commit to it. 3. **Set the background** A rich, consistent background makes the work look presented rather than pasted. Keep it calmer behind any words. 4. **Place the subject with margin** Centre the hero image or text, with at least 80 pixels of breathing room on every side. 5. **Check it small** View it at about 400 pixels wide. If you cannot read it or tell what it is, simplify. 6. **Export and upload** Export PNG for type and flat colour, a high quality JPEG for photographs, then confirm the crop box in Behance covers the whole image. Gradiently helps with the background half of that work. A Mark is a living gradient and material background that renders cleanly at any custom size, including 1616×1264, and it moves its calmest, best contrasting region behind your words, so a short title reads without boxes or shadows. The same Mark can then dress your [Dribbble shots](https://gradiently.design/guide/dribbble-shot-size) and your [case study pages](https://gradiently.design/guide/case-study-design), which is what makes a portfolio look like one person made it. A minimal Behance cover labelled Project 07 with the words Motion system for a festival over a soft gradient A numbered series cover. The same layout across projects turns a profile into a body of work. ## Behance covers and the rest of your profile Your Behance profile also has a banner and an avatar, and your projects will be shared as links on other platforms, where a different crop applies. Keep a 1200×630 version of each cover ready for link previews, made from the same design rather than a squashed copy. The full list of formats lives in [social media image sizes](https://gradiently.design/guide/social-media-image-sizes). ## FAQ ### What size is a Behance project cover? 1616×1264 pixels. That is double 808×632, a landscape shape of about 1.28 to 1. ### Why does Behance crop my cover image? The cover box has a fixed shape. Any image in a different shape is cropped to fit, so design the cover at 1616×1264 to avoid losing the edges. ### Should I put text on my Behance cover? Only a few words, or none. Behance shows your project title and name beside the cover, so the image can focus on the work or one short promise. ### What file format is best for a Behance cover? PNG for covers made of type, flat colour or gradients, and a high quality JPEG for photographic covers. Save both in sRGB. ### Can I use my Dribbble shot as a Behance cover? Not directly. A Dribbble shot is 1600×1200, a 4:3 frame, so it will be cropped slightly. Make a separate 1616×1264 version from the same design.