Social Media Video Specs: Facebook

Facebook Video Specs

There are different types of videos you can share on Facebook and each video has different dimensions and specs.

Shared Post Video (Landscape & Portrait)

The most common type of video on Facebook comes from shared posts. This is the type of video appears in your Facebook feed and can be shared by brands or your friends.

These videos can be posted in both orientations: You can choose between two video orientations: Landscape and Portrait.

Video Guidelines

• Recommended video dimensions is 1280 x 720 for Landscape and Portrait.
• Minimum width is 600 pixels (length depends on aspect ratio) for Landscape and Portrait.
• Landscape aspect ratio is 16:9.
• Portrait aspect ratio is 9:16 (if video includes link, aspect ratio is 16:9).
• Mobile renders both video types to aspect ratio 2:3.
• Max file size is 4GB.
• Recommended video formats are .MP4 and .MOV.
• Video length max is 120 minutes.
• Video max frames 30fps.
• Maximum character count: 2,200 characters.
• Recommende characters: 90 characters (if link is used).
• Headline max: 25 characters.
• Link description max: 30 characters.

Further Resources:

• Tools & Resources
• A to Z Challenge: V is for… Video