# Banner and profile pic dimensions

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902 "2016-08-25T22:12:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Luminous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/luminous/32/52211_2.png) [@Luminous](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Luminous)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/1 "2016-08-25T22:12:05Z")

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I want to make a custom background and profile pic, but I don’t know the exact dimensions. Could someone help?

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**Author:** ![Wiese2007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/wiese2007/32/15946_2.png) [@Wiese2007](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Wiese2007)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/2 "2016-08-25T22:32:31Z")

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background for the startmenu? actual used 1660x934

but what do you mean with profilpic? the logo?

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**Author:** ![MoonSight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/moonsight/32/55148_2.png) [@MoonSight](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/MoonSight)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/3 "2016-08-25T22:40:00Z")

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I think he’s talking about the forum profile background(card or something) and the profile pic

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**Author:** ![sheepasaurusrex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/sheepasaurusrex/32/24254_2.png) [@sheepasaurusrex](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/sheepasaurusrex)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/4 "2016-08-25T22:51:04Z")

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I’m pretty sure there aren’t custom dimensions for the profile pics. As long as the subject fits in the lil circle, you should be fine. so just like, something vaguely square with a little bit of a border on it. I _think_

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/jomaxro/32/47935_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/5 "2016-08-26T01:04:37Z")

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For your profile picture, @sheepasaurusrex is right that anything roughly square will work. As for the profile background and user card background, the default dimensions are 850px and 590px respectively.

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**Author:** ![Luminous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/luminous/32/52211_2.png) [@Luminous](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Luminous)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/banner-and-profile-pic-dimensions/24902/6 "2016-08-25T23:07:35Z")

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Go into configure on your profile for discourse. What are the dimensions of  
the profile pic and the background. It only gives you the width.