Idea Pin still (practical)
Recommended1080×1920 9:16
Practical full-screen vertical for Idea Pin pages. Not the standard 2:3 home-feed pin (1000×1500).
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Pinterest Idea Pin Size
Idea Pins (multi-page / story-style Pins) commonly use full-phone 1080×1920 frames. Keep text out of chrome bands, then download in your browser—this is not the classic 2:3 pin.
Browser crop · stays on your device
Crop your Pinterest Idea Pin still
1080 × 1920
Add a photo to crop
Upload a vertical page—or try the sample—then keep hooks between the UI risk bands. Use the 2:3 pin guide for classic Pins.
Size specs
Idea Pins are taller 9:16 pages. Classic Pins win the home feed at 2:3 (try 1000×1500). Stretching one into the other softens type and wastes height.
Publish
Export this for Pinterest upload.
| Asset | Pixels | Ratio | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Pin still (practical) Recommended | 1080×1920 | 9:16 | Practical full-screen vertical for Idea Pin pages. Not the standard 2:3 home-feed pin (1000×1500). | Use in tool |
Idea Pins are full-phone pages—classic Pins stay 2:3
Pinterest still rewards tall images in the home feed, but Idea Pins (story-style / multi-page Pins) behave more like full-phone vertical slides. Creator practice commonly exports each page at 1080×1920 (9:16). That is taller and narrower than the classic 2:3 pin at 1000×1500.
If you stretch a 2:3 pin into 9:16, you invent empty bands or chop the sides. If you shrink an Idea page into 2:3 for a standard pin, you lose the vertical storytelling space you designed for. Keep two masters when you publish both formats.
Each Idea page needs its own hook near the clear mid band. Stickers, progress dots, and product tags can cover edges depending on client. Quiet top and bottom remain the safe habit even when Pinterest renames the format.
Board covers and profile photos are separate square or cropped jobs. Do not use an Idea page as a board cover without a dedicated crop. Video Idea sequences still benefit from a strong first-frame still cropped here before you edit motion.
Good vs weak crop
Same full-screen frame—top and bottom UI chrome cover anything glued to the edges.
Reads as a full-phone page
- True 9:16 Idea export
- Hook in the clear mid band
- Consistent margins across pages
Stretched 2:3 pin
- 2:3 pin stretched taller
- Title under chrome or product tags
- Tiny body text copied from a blog
Before you upload
Tick these off against your crop preview—nothing is saved.
Related surfaces compared
Similar-looking slots often use different ratios—do not reuse one export for all of them.
Idea Pin page
1080 × 1920
This page. Full-screen vertical Idea / story-style still.
Standard Pin
1000 × 1500
Classic 2:3 home-feed pin—different ratio.
Board cover
Varies
Board thumbnail—not an Idea page.
Profile picture
Square
Circular avatar—separate guide.
| Surface | Typical size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Idea Pin page | 1080 × 1920 | This page. Full-screen vertical Idea / story-style still. |
| Standard Pin | 1000 × 1500 | Classic 2:3 home-feed pin—different ratio. |
| Board cover | Varies | Board thumbnail—not an Idea page. |
| Profile picture | Square | Circular avatar—separate guide. |
Idea 9:16 vs standard 2:3 pin
Standard Pins compete as 2:3 stamps in the home feed—1000×1500 is the practical default on this site. Idea Pins present taller 9:16 pages meant to be swiped. Same brand photography can feed both; finished exports should not be identical files.
- Pinterest pin size — 1000 × 1500 (2:3)
- Board cover size — Board thumbnail crop
Design every page like slide one
Viewers may never swipe. Put the promise on page one inside the safe mid band. Later pages can deepen the how-to, but they still need quiet edges for chrome.
Keep fonts and margins consistent across the sequence so the Idea feels intentional, not like five unrelated screenshots.
- One idea per page beats a wall of text.
- Bleed photos full-bleed; protect only the message.
- Re-check after Pinterest UI updates.
File requirements
JPG for photos, PNG for flat how-to graphics. Prefer sRGB. Export true 1080×1920 pages—avoid soft phone screenshots.
- Practical Idea page
- 1080 × 1920 px (9:16)
- Formats
- JPG or PNG (sRGB)
- Not standard pin
- 2:3 · 1000 × 1500
- Best for
- Multi-page / story-style Idea stills
Common mistakes
- Uploading a 2:3 pin as every Idea page.
- Putting the only CTA under bottom chrome.
- Mixing page sizes inside one Idea sequence.
- Copy-pasting a blog paragraph onto the image.
How to use the crop tool
Upload a vertical page, choose Idea Pin still (1080×1920), keep the hook between the risk bands, then download. Repeat for each page. Cropping stays in the browser.
- Prefer consistent safe margins across the set.
- Use the 2:3 pin tool when you need a classic home-feed pin.
After you download
From this download to a live upload in a few minutes.
- 1
Download the 1080×1920 JPG or PNG for each Idea page.
- 2
In Pinterest create flow, choose Idea Pin / multi-page (labels vary) and upload the stills in order.
- 3
Preview on a phone before you publish.
- 4
If type sits under chrome, re-crop toward the mid band on every page that fails.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Pinterest Idea Pin in 2026?
1080×1920 (9:16) is a practical full-phone size for Idea Pin pages. Keep hooks out of top and bottom UI bands.
Is an Idea Pin the same as a standard Pin?
No. Standard Pins usually use 2:3 (try 1000×1500). Idea Pins are taller 9:16 pages—export separately.
Can I reuse Instagram Story art?
Often as a starting file—both are 9:16—but re-check Pinterest chrome and product tags before you publish.
Do all Idea pages need the same size?
Yes—keep a consistent 1080×1920 frame so the sequence feels intentional and crops cleanly.
Can I crop Idea Pin stills here?
Yes. The in-browser crop stays on your device until you download and upload to Pinterest yourself.