The rulebook

Shopify product image

Every rule below comes from the platform's own published requirements. Each one is versioned and re-verified on a schedule, and every verdict we give links back here. See what changed →

File smaller than 20 MBFile · v1 · verified 2026-10-01

≤ 20 MB

Not larger than 5000 × 5000 pixelsDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-10-01

≤ 5,000 px

Not larger than 25 megapixelsDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-10-01

≤ 25 MP

2048 × 2048 pixelsDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-10-01

≥ 2,048 px (shorter side)

Square, like your other main imagesFraming · v1 · verified 2026-10-01

1:1

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