Blog cover images: what size to use and how to make one fast

It’s common to finish a post and then lose another half hour on the featured image. Settle on one size, swap in the new title each time, and it takes about a minute.

Make a “Blog cover” in Title Card → A sample blog cover made with Title Card

1200 × 630 is the one size you need

When someone pastes your post’s link into Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Slack or a text message, the preview image is a wide rectangle, about 1.91:1. Make your cover 1200 × 630 and it shows in full both in your blog’s post list and in link previews.

If your blog theme crops thumbnails to a square, pick 1080 × 1080 instead. In Title Card that’s one button.

Your title becomes the image

Type one line in the form “Series | Title — Subtitle” and Title Card splits it for you: the series name becomes a label, the title gets the big type, and the subtitle goes in small type. The text size also shrinks to fit longer titles.

For the background, choose Grid paper, Lined, Manuscript grid, Chalkboard, Solid or Photo. Give each series its own color and your post list looks tidy.

Tips for a cover people can read

Questions

Does it work with WordPress, Medium, Substack and Ghost?

Yes. The cover is saved as a PNG file, so you can use it anywhere that lets you upload an image.

Do I need to sign up?

No. Open the page and you can make and save a cover right away.

Are the fonts OK to use?

Yes. Every font in the tool is an open font that anyone can use freely (Open Font License).

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