Split a photo for an Instagram grid
Cut one picture into a set of posts that rebuild it on your profile. Choose the grid size and the tile shape, then post the tiles in the numbered order.
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How to use the instagram grid maker
Add a photo, choose a grid from 3 × 1 to 3 × 6 and the tile shape your profile shows, and drag the box over the part to use. Download the tiles and post them in numbered order, 1 first. The last one you post completes the picture.
- Add your photoA wide, sharp picture works best: 3240 px across gives full-size tiles.
- Choose the grid and place the boxPick 3 × 1 to 3 × 6 and the tile shape, then drag the box over the part to use.
- Download and post in orderPost tile 1 first. The numbers are in the file names too.
About this tool
A profile grid is three posts wide. Post nine pieces of one picture in the right order and the profile shows the whole picture across three rows. This page does the cutting: it gives you a box in the shape of the finished grid, lets you place it over the part of the photo you want, and cuts that area into equal tiles.
Two things decide whether the pieces meet cleanly on the profile. The first is the order. The newest post sits top left and pushes the others along, so the pieces have to go up in reverse, bottom right first. Each tile here carries the number of its turn, and the files are named the same way. The second is the shape of the tile, which has to match the shape the grid displays. For years that was a square. Since 2025 the grid is reported to show taller 3:4 tiles, which is why three shapes are offered. Look at your own profile and choose the one it uses.
The figures used here, a 3:4 grid and pictures kept up to 1080 pixels wide, come from published guides to Instagram's sizes read in October 2026. Instagram's own help pages could not be checked when this page was written, and Instagram has changed these sizes before. This page is not made or endorsed by Instagram.
What you get
- Three across, 1 to 6 rows: 3 to 18 posts
- Square, 4:5 or 3:4 tiles
- Tiles numbered and named in posting order
- A box on your photo that shows the cut lines
- Tiles up to 1080 px wide, never enlarged
- Nothing is uploaded; not affiliated with Instagram
When to use the instagram grid maker
A header row for a profile
A logo and a name spread over three posts make a single row that reads as a banner when someone opens the profile.
Launches and announcements
A nine-post picture takes over the first screen of a profile for a product launch, an event or a rebrand.
Portfolio and artwork reveals
A large piece shown across six or nine posts, where each tile also stands on its own as a detail shot.
Panoramas
A landscape too wide for one post, cut into three tiles that sit side by side in the grid.
Grid sizes and the photo they need
| Grid | Posts | Shape of the whole area with 3:4 tiles | Area for full 1080 px tiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 × 1 | 3 | 9:4, very wide | 3240 × 1440 px |
| 3 × 2 | 6 | 9:8, a little wider than tall | 3240 × 2880 px |
| 3 × 3 | 9 | 3:4, upright | 3240 × 4320 px |
| 3 × 4 | 12 | 9:16, tall | 3240 × 5760 px |
How it works
The box on the photo is locked to the shape of the finished grid: three tiles wide and as many rows tall as you chose, each tile in the selected shape. Whatever is inside the box is cut on evenly spaced lines into equal parts, and each part is scaled to one common tile size, so every post has identical dimensions. A tile is a third of the box's width, capped at 1080 pixels and never enlarged; its height follows from the tile shape, 1080 × 1440 for 3:4, 1080 × 1350 for 4:5 and 1080 × 1080 for a square.
The numbering reverses the reading order. A profile lists posts newest first, left to right and top to bottom, so the tile that must end up top left has to be posted last, and the bottom right tile first. With nine tiles, the bottom right is number 1 and the top left number 9. File names carry the same numbers with a leading zero, so the downloaded set sorts in posting order. The tiles are ordinary JPG or PNG files made in your browser; this page has no access to your account and posts nothing.
Common problems and how to fix them
- The picture is scrambled on my profile
- The tiles went up in the wrong order. Post by number: 1 first, then 2, and so on. If the order is already wrong, delete the set and post it again in order.
- The edges of neighbouring tiles do not meet
- The tile shape differs from the shape your grid displays, so each thumbnail is trimmed or padded. Check your profile: upright rectangles mean 3:4, squares mean 1:1. Choose that shape and make the tiles again.
- The grid shifted after I posted something else
- Every new post moves all the earlier ones along by one place. A grid picture stays aligned only when posts are added three at a time, so post two more of anything, and plan later posts in threes.
- I cannot fit the whole photo in the box
- The box has the fixed shape of the grid, which rarely matches a photo. Choose a grid whose shape is closer to the photo, such as 3 × 2 for a landscape picture, or accept the crop.
Frequently asked questions
In what order do I post the tiles?
By number, 1 first. Tile 1 is the bottom right piece of the picture and the highest number is the top left. Each new post pushes the earlier ones one place along, so when the last tile is posted every piece has moved into its place.
The pieces do not line up on my profile. Why?
Usually the tile shape does not match the shape your grid shows, so each thumbnail is trimmed or padded and the edges no longer meet. Choose the shape your profile uses and make the tiles again. The other cause is a post made in between: any post that is not part of the set shifts every piece along by one.
Which tile shape should I choose?
The one your profile grid shows. If the thumbnails on your profile are upright rectangles, choose 3:4. If they are squares, choose 1:1. 4:5 is the classic portrait post; on a grid that shows 3:4 it is trimmed slightly at the sides in the grid view.
Why are my tiles smaller than 1080 pixels?
The area you selected is less than 3240 pixels wide, so a third of it is under 1080. Tiles are never enlarged here, because that adds no detail. Use a larger original if you have one. Smaller tiles still post; they are simply shown enlarged and look a little softer.
Do the tiles have to be posted one at a time?
Yes. Each tile has to be its own post to occupy its own place in the grid. A carousel counts as one post and takes one place, showing only its first picture there.
Does this page post to Instagram for me?
No. It makes the image files and nothing else. It does not ask for your account, and it is not connected to or endorsed by Instagram. You post the tiles yourself, in the app.
Will the grid still line up if Instagram changes its layout?
Not necessarily. A grid picture depends on the shape of the thumbnails, and that shape has changed before. Tiles made for the old shape are then trimmed differently and may stop lining up. That is a limit of the technique, not something a tool can prevent.