Make better carousels, one clear step at a time.

Practical guides to planning a carousel, keeping a creator recognizable, and turning ideas into images and captions you can review before export.

Illustration of one terrace photograph printed in square and portrait crops, with designer guide lines around each card

Instagram Carousel Size in 2026: 4:5, 3:4, and Square Explained

Which size to export a carousel at, how the 3:4 profile grid crops each ratio, and the limits that differ between the app and scheduling tools.

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