What's the Best Size for a Notion Cover (Updated for 2025)
Covers set the visual tone for your Notion pages—get them wrong and captions get cut or the art looks soft. Here's what works in 2025:
Key details
- Best Notion cover size: 1500×600 px (5:2)
- For high-res screens: 3000×1200 px if the 1500×600 looks soft on Retina or 4K
- Safe zone: keep logos or text inside a centered band ~1170×230 px
- Format: JPG or WebP for photos and gradients, PNG for flat art
- Target size: ≤ 500 KB per image
Why this size works
Notion displays the cover as a wide banner and resizes it per device. A 5:2 canvas maps well to desktop and still survives mobile. The 1170×230 center band gives you breathing room when Notion crops the edges on narrower screens.
What to upload (and when to go @2x)
Start with 1500×600 px. If you’re on a high-DPI display and it looks a bit soft, upload 3000×1200 px. Notion will still resize what it serves, but a larger source helps avoid blurry upscales on sharp screens. Going bigger than 3000×1200 doesn’t produce visible gains in Notion.
Tip: after you set a cover, use Reposition to nudge the focal area if something important is too close to an edge.
Safe zone guide
On a 1500×600 canvas:
- Keep critical content inside ~1170×230 centered
- Avoid tiny text and edge-hugging graphics
- Leave generous top and bottom padding so the middle reads clean on phones
If you use the 3000×1200 file, the same safe zone scales to 2340×460.
“Device sizes” you can use for preview tests
You upload one image, but these reference sizes help you preview how it crops:
| Preview target | Test size | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop/web | 1500×600 px | Overall balance and middle focus |
| Phone (narrow) | 1170×445 px | Side crops don’t clip logos or text |
| Tablet | 1170×290 px | Extra vertical crop still reads clean |
File formats and compression
- JPG/WebP for photos and gradients (JPG 80–90 quality is usually enough)
- PNG for flat art, line work or when you need crisp edges
- Keep files lean: ≤ 500 KB. Bigger files add weight without visible benefit in Notion
- Export in sRGB. DPI is irrelevant for screens—pixel dimensions matter
- Supported types: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF all work for covers
- Plan limits: Free workspaces allow files up to 5 MB each. Paid workspaces go up to 5 GB. The ≤ 500 KB target here is for speed, not a Notion requirement
- Animated GIFs: supported but heavy. Use sparingly if you care about load time
Performance target: Keep each cover ≤ 500 KB. Notion allows much larger files, but heavier images probably won’t look better in the cover slot and may slow down your page, especially in databases that show many covers.
Database card covers vs page covers
Database card thumbnails crop tighter and vary by view. Use simpler art and avoid small type. In Gallery view open … → Layout → Fit image to reduce cropping. You can also Reposition inside the card.
Start with the right size
- Create a 1500×600 or 3000×1200 canvas in Figma, Photoshop or Canva
- Keep focal content inside the center band
- Export as JPG/WebP (or PNG for flat art) at ≤ 500 KB
- Upload to Notion, then Reposition if needed
Quick checklist
- Canvas 1500×600 (or 3000×1200 if you need extra sharpness)
- Key content inside 1170×230 center band
- JPG/WebP for photos, PNG for flat art
- File size ≤ 500 KB
- Preview on desktop, tablet and phone
- Reposition after upload if the crop feels off
Final advice
Design wide, protect the middle, keep files lean. Do that and your covers will look polished on every device.
Next steps
Grab free covers here or explore the premium packs here. For more guides, visit the blog.
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