# What's the background image size for the Welcome Banner?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-background-image-size-for-the-welcome-banner/400767
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** welcome-link-banner
**Created:** [16 april 2026 om 07:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-background-image-size-for-the-welcome-banner/400767 "2026-04-16T07:19:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Diti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Diti)
#### Post date: [16 april 2026 om 07:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-background-image-size-for-the-welcome-banner/400767/1 "2026-04-16T07:19:00Z")
I am unable to find the size reference while changing background image of the Welcome Banner plugin. Is it 1600×400 px?
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [17 april 2026 om 14:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-background-image-size-for-the-welcome-banner/400767/2 "2026-04-17T14:03:59Z")
Do you mean this theme component? [Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner/218743)… the background image for that should be at least 1110 x 216px, but it will scale to fit the available space.
Or If you mean the built-in welcome banner feature, found at `/admin/config/welcome-banner` — then this image should be at least 1089 x 177px, this image also scales to fit the available area using `background-size: cover`
> [`cover`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/background-size#cover)
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> Scales the image (while preserving its ratio) to the smallest possible size to fill the container (that is: both its height and width completely _cover_ the container), leaving no empty space. If the proportions of the background differ from the element, the image is cropped either vertically or horizontally.