Image aspect ratios: what’s available and why it matters
Kreator supports the following image aspect ratios, each suited to different platforms and compositional needs:
9:16
- Best for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
- Mobile-first
- Strong vertical focus
- Poor for desktop or presentations
16:9
- Best for YouTube, websites, TV, presentations
- Cinematic framing
- Poor mobile feed performance
1:1
- Best for Instagram and Facebook feeds
- Balanced and flexible
- Less immersive
4:5
- Best for Instagram and Facebook ads
- Taller feed presence
- Limited outside social platforms
4:3
- Best for presentations, legacy displays
- More vertical room than 16:9
- Less cinematic
3:4 / 3:2 / 2:3 / 5:4
- Best for print-style layouts
- Ecommerce
- Editorial visuals
- Photography-inspired compositions
21:9
- Ultra-wide, cinematic framing
- Best for banners and hero images
- Not suitable for most social platforms
Key principle:
Assets intended to be used together should always be generated at the same aspect ratio to avoid layout and framing issues later.