Instagram Stories are designed for full‑screen vertical viewing, so the standard size is 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels tall , with a 9:16 aspect ratio.

Exact Instagram Story size

  • Recommended canvas size : 1080 × 1920 px (1080p vertical).
  • Aspect ratio : 9:16 (portrait).
  • Minimum width Instagram accepts : 500 px; anything narrower may look blurry or get cropped.

This resolution matches most modern smartphones and keeps your content sharp and centered on the screen.

File formats and limits

Property| Story images| Story videos
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Formats| JPG, PNG 157| MP4, MOV 157
Max file size| 30 MB 135| 4 GB (videos, depending on upload context) 15
Duration| 5 seconds per slide (images) 1| Up to 60 seconds per video segment 14

Safe zones and layout tips

  • Instagram overlays UI elements (status bar, reactions bar, etc.) near the top and bottom, so many guides suggest keeping key text or logos at least 250 px away from the top and bottom edges.
  • Designs that strictly follow 1080 × 1920 px at 9:16 usually fill the screen cleanly without unwanted cropping or blur.

If you want, I can give you Instagram‑ready Canva/Photoshop canvas settings or a quick checklist for prepping Stories for 2026.