Instagram stories or IG stories are a way to share your events, activities, or anything in the form of a short video or a vertical photo on your Instagram profile with your followers.
The app would circle up your profile pic with a colourful ring to update your followers about your story update. It will automatically disappear in 24 hours. You can also check the viewers list by clicking on the bottom left corner. Similarly, you can watch others' stories. Let's see the guide for the perfect Instagram story dimensions.
Guide for the Dimensions of the Instagram Story
Try uploading a vertical video or photo in an IG story for a better look. Ig story size is suggested to be 1080x1920 with a 9:16 aspect ratio.
Ideal dimensions for IG story:
- Use JPG or PNG format for uploading the image on the Instagram story
- Keep your story less than 30 MB.
- Use MP4, GIF, or MOV format for short video uploading as a story.
- It should be less than 4 GB and as short as 15 seconds.
- Set it public or private according to your preference.
Suggestions
If you are uploading the story on your Instagram account for a purpose and not for fun, then you must follow these suggestions:
- Quality content is a must.
- Upload an image of at least 72 ppi.
- Make sure to keep the suggested ig story dimensions.
- Use vertical posture only.
- If needed use some authorised editing apps to enhance the quality and set the dimensions.
Instagram itself also sets the story in specified dimensions but sometimes you have to compromise with the quality.
