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WhatsApp Status Size: 1080 × 1920
A full-screen 9:16 Status that fits the phone exactly, with no letterboxing and no surprise crop.
Drag the image to reposition it · scroll or pinch to zoom
Batch mode
Every image will be resized to and downloaded as one ZIP. Change the size below before you start.
Works with images up to roughly 50 MP (about 8000 × 6000 px) depending on your device's memory. WebP export is unavailable in a few older Safari versions — the option is disabled automatically when that is the case.
How it works
Three steps, no account, no watermark.
Add your image
Drag a file onto the box, click to browse, or paste straight from your clipboard with Ctrl + V. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Frame it
The crop box is already locked to 1080 × 1920. Drag the image to move it and scroll or pinch to zoom until it looks right.
Download
Pick PNG, JPG or WebP. The file is compressed automatically to stay under WhatsApp's limit — or grab every WhatsApp size at once as a ZIP.
About the whatsapp status size
WhatsApp Status is a full-screen vertical format at a 9:16 ratio, which works out to 1080 × 1920 pixels on a typical phone. WhatsApp publishes no image specification, so this is a well-established convention rather than a documented rule — but it is the shape the viewer actually is, and matching it is what stops WhatsApp making cropping decisions on your behalf.
Post a landscape photo and WhatsApp fits it to the screen with empty bands above and below. Post something taller than 9:16 and it crops in. Neither is a disaster, but both look accidental. Resizing first means the framing is a choice: you decide what stays in the frame, and if the photo genuinely is landscape, you can fill the space with a blurred copy of it rather than a flat void.
Every WhatsApp image size
The complete list — click any row to load that size into the tool, or use the ZIP button to export all of them at once. Official means the platform publishes that figure itself; Recommended means it is the widely used standard where the platform publishes none.
| Image | Size (px) | Max file | Source | What to know | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profile picture | 640 × 640 | 2 MB | Recommended | Square upload, circular display. WhatsApp publishes no official figure. | |
| Status | 1080 × 1920 | 4 MB | Recommended | 9:16 fills the phone screen. Keep text clear of the top and bottom bars. | |
| Catalog product photo | 1000 × 1000 | 4 MB | Recommended | Square, for WhatsApp Business catalogue items. |
Tips for WhatsApp
What actually makes the difference once the size is right.
Keep the top and bottom bands clear
The sender name sits at the top and the reply field at the bottom. Roughly the outer 200 pixels at each end should stay free of anything you need read.
One idea per Status
A Status is watched for a couple of seconds before a tap. One image and a short line beats a collage every time.
Use blurred edges for landscape photos
Instead of black bands or a stretched image, fill the extra space with a soft blur of the same photo. It reads as deliberate rather than as a mistake.
Export at 1080 wide, not more
WhatsApp recompresses everything. Handing it a correctly sized file means you control the quality rather than its compressor.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a WhatsApp Status?
1080 × 1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical frame. WhatsApp does not publish an official figure; this is the widely used standard and matches a typical phone screen.
Why does my Status have black bars?
Because the image is not 9:16, so WhatsApp fits it to the screen and leaves the rest empty. Resizing to 1080 × 1920 fills the screen properly.
How do I post a landscape photo as a Status?
Use the blurred background option here. The full photo stays visible in the centre and the space above and below is filled with a soft blur of the same image.
Does WhatsApp reduce the quality of my Status?
It re-encodes uploads to save data. Starting from a clean 1080 × 1920 export gives a better result than letting the app downscale a very large photo.
Can I post the same image to Instagram Stories?
Yes, both use 1080 × 1920 at 9:16. The interface elements sit in slightly different places, so check the edges.
Is anything uploaded to your servers?
No. Everything happens in your browser on your own device.
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