Choose Portrait Feed, Square Post or Story / Vertical
Three sizes, what each is for, and why the layout changes between them.
Short answer
Portrait Feed is 1080 × 1350 and is recommended for feed posts. Square Post is 1080 × 1080. Story / Vertical is 1080 × 1920 for full-screen vertical placements. Every layout is available at all three.
Every CardCloser graphic can be exported at three sizes, and every layout has been composed separately for each one. They are not the same image cropped.
The three sizes
Sizes and uses
| Size | Dimensions | Ratio | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait Feed | 1080 × 1350 | 4:5 | The default feed post — the tallest a feed will show without cropping |
| Square Post | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 | Feeds and grids where a square is expected |
| Story / Vertical | 1080 × 1920 | 9:16 | Full-screen vertical placements |
Which to choose
- If you are posting one image to a feed, use Portrait Feed. It occupies the most vertical space a feed will give you.
- Use Square Post when a grid is the point and consistency matters more than height.
- Use Story / Vertical for a full-screen vertical placement. Its essential content sits clear of the top and bottom of the screen so platform interface elements do not cover it.
Why the layout changes
The same information has to work in a 4:5 rectangle and a 9:16 one. Rather than scale a single design and let the text become unreadable, CardCloser composes each layout for each canvas — twenty-one geometry definitions in total, which is why a Story does not look like a stretched feed post.
All three are static PNG files. Story / Vertical is a still image sized for a vertical placement. It is not a Reel, not a video, and CardCloser will not label it as one.
If this doesn't work
- The graphic looks cropped after you upload it somewhere.
- The platform re-cropped it. Use the size that platform expects — a Portrait Feed image uploaded as a story will be cropped by the app, not by CardCloser.
- Text is close to the edge on a story.
- Story keeps essential content well inside the canvas by design. Decorative imagery is allowed to reach the edges.
- You need a landscape size.
- Landscape is not available. If you need one, say so through Share feedback.
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In Create a graphic · Last reviewed July 31, 2026