Shape LinkedIn link cards locally so unannounced creative stays yours
B2B teams draft launch banners and product teasers well ahead of publication, and those visuals often reveal roadmap plans. Feeding them to a public tool is an avoidable leak. This page crops and encodes JPEG inside your browser with Canvas, so your marketing creative never reaches VeloTools.
The widget is fixed for LinkedIn's shared-link card: 1200×627 at a wide 1.91:1, quality 82, under a 5 MB limit. To work outside that shape, the unlocked Image Compress hub runs the same engine without the card lock.
Shut the tab and the draft clears from memory — useful when an agency rotates contractors through shared machines and an embargoed announcement is on screen.
Preview cards that guillotine headlines from square uploads
Marketers routinely repurpose a square social graphic into a shared link and watch LinkedIn slice off the top and bottom, decapitating a headline or logo. The link preview reads from a landscape Open Graph shape, so a 1:1 asset either letterboxes awkwardly or loses the message entirely.
This URL exists for that specific banner problem — forcing the wide 1.91:1 card and keeping bytes sensible — rather than being a generic resizer with a professional-network sticker on it.
If your source is already narrower than 1200 pixels, do not inflate it; crisp typography is the whole point of a link card. Rebuild the artwork at full width first.
Export a LinkedIn 1200×627 card in three steps
- Drop the banner that clipped in the preview — the 1200×627 crop and quality 82 are already locked.
- Place headline and logo safely inside the wide frame so nothing rides the edges, then process until 5 MB clears.
- Download the JPEG and attach it to your LinkedIn post yourself; if the card still crops oddly, rebalance the layout or ease quality once on the main compressor.
LinkedIn card settings on this page
| Fixes | LinkedIn preview that clips a square or exceeds 5 MB |
| Output | 1200×627 px |
| Aspect | 1.91:1 landscape |
| Encode | JPEG quality 82 |
| Ceiling | 5 MB |
| Handling | Browser-local; creative never leaves |
Why a wide 1.91:1 at quality 82 keeps headlines crisp
Link previews are read at a glance in a professional feed, so legibility beats everything. The 1.91:1 landscape matches the Open Graph card LinkedIn renders, and quality 82 sits high enough to keep small type and brand marks sharp without pushing the file past the limit.
Treat these as a solid default, and verify the platform's current help article if a specific format — event, document, or carousel — asks for its own dimensions.
Open Graph cards, safe zones, and text that survives the crop
A thought-leadership post lives or dies on its first impression, and a mangled preview undercuts the copy beneath it. Building the card at true 1.91:1 means the headline you wrote is the headline readers see, not a fragment the platform trimmed.
Running the same campaign across networks? Compare the timeline shape on the X in-stream preset, and push any weight-only cleanup through Image Compress so you never crop a banner you meant to keep whole.
Mechanically the tool redraws your artwork onto a 1200×627 canvas and re-encodes JPEG at 82. The step is lossy, so keep your editable design file in your own drive and let the post carry the flattened card.
Respect a safe zone. Feeds and mobile layouts nudge the crop, so keep vital type away from the extreme edges to guarantee it lands intact on every device.
Export is sRGB. Convert any wide-gamut export before this pass so a brand accent color does not shift once LinkedIn renders the preview.
A clean card only earns attention; the post's substance, timing, and your network still drive reach. Use this page to make sure presentation never sabotages a strong message.
LinkedIn link-image questions marketers ask
What image size should a LinkedIn shared link use?
This page outputs a 1200×627 landscape at JPEG quality 82 under a 5 MB ceiling — a practical link-card size. Confirm the current help article if a special format differs.
Does resizing here upload my LinkedIn creative to VeloTools?
No. The crop runs in your browser. LinkedIn receives only the file you attach to a post yourself.
Can I use a square graphic for a LinkedIn link preview?
It will crop or letterbox. This locked page forces the 1.91:1 card so headlines stay intact.
Why is LinkedIn's quality set to 82?
Link cards show fine type and logos, so a higher encode keeps them legible in a scrolling professional feed.
My banner is over 5 MB at 1200×627 — how do I reduce it?
Flatten to JPEG, simplify gradients, or take a second pass on Image Compress while holding the card dimensions.