# Facebook event cover size: 1920×1005 done right

[Canonical HTML page](https://gradiently.design/guide/facebook-event-cover-size)

An event cover is seen at full width on the event page and much smaller in invitations, reminders and lists. A good one works at both sizes and doesn't repeat what Facebook already prints underneath.

## The short version

- The Facebook event cover size is 1920×1005 pixels, an aspect ratio of roughly 1.91:1.
- Event covers appear large on the event page and much smaller in invitations, reminders and event lists, where they can be cropped tighter.
- Keeping the title and any key words inside a generous central area keeps them readable at every size the cover is shown.
- Facebook prints the event name, date and location below the cover, so the image only needs the title and perhaps one detail.
- A cover that shares its background and type with the event's posts, stories and printed materials makes the event recognisable everywhere it appears.

The **Facebook event cover size** is 1920×1005 pixels, a wide frame of roughly 1.91:1. Make the cover at exactly that size, keep the event's title in a generous central area, and leave the edges to the background, because the cover is also shown small and cropped in invitations and event lists. You don't need to squeeze the date, address and ticket link onto it: Facebook prints those directly under the image.

## Facebook event cover size and ratio

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Size | 1920×1005 px |
| Aspect ratio | About 1.91:1 |
| File type | PNG for type and gradients, high quality JPEG for photos |
| Colour profile | sRGB |
| Shown | Full width on the event page, smaller in invites, reminders and lists |

Upload at the full size. A smaller image is stretched to fill the frame and looks soft on large screens.

The event cover is not the same shape as a Facebook Page cover, which is 1640×624 and much wider. A design made for one won't fit the other without relayout. Their sizes sit side by side below, with the link image for comparison.

- Event cover 1920×1005: 1920 × 1005
- Page cover 1640×624: 1640 × 624
- Link image 1200×630: 1200 × 630

Event cover, Page cover and link image to scale. The event cover and the link image share almost the same shape.

That last point is handy. Because 1920×1005 is close to the 1.91:1 shape of a [link preview image](https://gradiently.design/guide/open-graph-image-size), one wide design can serve the event cover and the ticket page's share card with only a change of export size. The Page cover is covered in [Facebook cover photo size](https://gradiently.design/guide/facebook-cover-size).

## Safe zones for a Facebook event cover

Facebook doesn't publish a fixed safe area for event covers, and the image is cropped a little differently across the event page, the mobile app and the small thumbnails in lists. A dependable working rule is to keep words and logos inside the central 1500×800 or so, about 210 pixels in from each side and 100 from the top and bottom, and to make sure the title still reads when the whole cover is shrunk to the width of a thumb.

1. **Set up 1920×1005** Add guides about 210 pixels in from the left and right and 100 from the top and bottom. That central box is home to every word.
2. **Put the title on the centre line** Centred titles survive any crop. A title pushed into a corner is the first thing a thumbnail loses.
3. **Use the sides for atmosphere** Background, light and texture can run to every edge. They make the cover feel full at large sizes and cost nothing when cropped.
4. **Test it tiny** Shrink the export to about 400 pixels wide. If the title is hard to read there, it is too long or too thin.

A wide Facebook event cover for a Midsummer Supper Club, with the title and date centred on a soft gradient

A centred title, one date line and one detail. Facebook adds the address, time and the Going button underneath.

## What to put on the cover, and what Facebook already shows

The event page lays out the name, the date and time, the location, the host and the buttons right below the image. Repeating all of that on the cover crowds the design and shrinks the type. Let the cover do one job: make the event feel like something worth going to.

### On the cover

- The event's name, set large
- One detail: the date, or the headliner
- Your logo, small, inside the safe area
- A background that sets the mood

### Leave to the event details

- Full address and directions
- Start and end times
- Ticket prices and links
- Long lists of speakers or acts

> **If the date changes** Facebook updates the date line automatically when you edit the event, but your image won't. If dates are not final, leave them off the cover and let the details carry them.

Photographs work well on event covers when they show the actual place or people: the room set for dinner, last year's crowd, the band on stage. If you set a title over a photo, choose an image with a calm area in the middle, because a busy centre is exactly where the words have to go. A designed background avoids the problem and makes the cover easier to reuse across the other pieces.

## Matching the cover to the rest of the event

An event is promoted in many places: the cover, a feed post, stories in the week before, a countdown, perhaps a poster in the window. They should look like one event. Decide the colours and the type once, then reuse them for every piece. [Event branding](https://gradiently.design/guide/event-branding) goes further into building a look for a single occasion.

- Garden dusk: #1e2a24
- Hedge green: #3f5b45
- Lantern: #e7a96b
- Linen: #f6e8d6
- Berry: #b4475a

A palette for the supper club: dusk and hedge greens as the ground, lantern and linen for light and type, berry for one small accent.

| Piece | Size (px) |
| --- | --- |
| Event cover | 1920×1005 |
| Feed post | 1080×1350 |
| Story reminder | 1080×1920 |
| Ticket page share image | 1200×630 |
| A4 poster at 300 dpi | 2480×3508 |

The set of sizes a typical event needs. Same background, same title type, laid out for each frame.

Making five layouts by hand is where consistency usually slips. In Gradiently, you design the cover once and, with Pro, resize it to every other size in one step; the Mark behind it renders fresh for each frame and moves its calmest area behind the title, so the words stay readable on the story and the poster too. For the days before, [countdown post design](https://gradiently.design/guide/countdown-post-design) has ideas, and [Facebook story size](https://gradiently.design/guide/facebook-story-size) covers the reminders.

## FAQ

### What size is a Facebook event cover photo?

1920×1005 pixels, an aspect ratio of roughly 1.91:1.

### Why does my Facebook event cover look cropped?

The cover is shown at different sizes across the event page, the app and event lists, and smaller views crop it more tightly. Keep words in the central area and it will read in all of them.

### Should I put the date on a Facebook event cover?

One date line is fine if the date is final. Facebook already prints the date and time under the cover and updates it when you edit the event, so it is not essential.

### Can I use my Facebook Page cover as an event cover?

Not without relayout. The Page cover is 1640×624 and much wider, so it will be cropped badly in the 1920×1005 event frame.