Free Pinterest Pin Preview

Ratio decides how much space you get

Pinterest lays pins out in a vertical masonry grid, so a taller image occupies more of the screen and gets more attention simply by being bigger. A 2:3 ratio is the widely used standard for that reason. Square images work but take less space, and very long images get cropped in the grid, which frequently removes the part that mattered. Since Pinterest is a visual platform where the image does most of the persuading, getting the ratio wrong costs you more here than a formatting mistake would on a text platform.

What to check before pinning

The things that decide whether a pin gets opened.

• The aspect ratio, since tall pins get more grid space and more attention.
• Whether text on the pin is legible at grid size, which is much smaller than your design view.
• Whether an overly long image is being cropped, and whether the crop removes anything important.
• How the pin looks beside others, since the grid is scanned rather than read.
• That the title and description are filled in, because both are indexed for search.
• Whether the image works without the description, since many people decide from the image alone.

Text on pins

Pinterest is one of the few platforms where text on the image is standard practice.

• A text overlay stating what the pin offers is normal on Pinterest and generally improves performance.
• Keep it short and high contrast, since it is read at grid size rather than full size.
• Put the text in the upper portion, which stays visible even if the pin is cropped.
• Do not rely on the text alone, since it is invisible to search and to screen readers.
• Repeat the key phrase in the description, which is what Pinterest actually indexes.

Who uses this tool

People creating pins rather than repinning them.

• Bloggers designing pins for their articles, usually several per post.
• Ecommerce sellers adapting product photography into pin format.
• Designers and makers whose work is naturally visual.
• Anyone whose pins get impressions but very few clicks.
• People whose pin text is unreadable at the size Pinterest actually displays.

Pinterest display reference

Ratios and where things get cropped.

Pinterest adjusts its grid rendering and crop behavior periodically. Checked September 2026.

When this is not the right tool

A correctly sized pin with a weak description will not be found, because Pinterest matches text to searches and the image only converts the impression once you have it. Both halves matter and this tool only checks one. It also cannot tell you whether the design is any good, only whether it survives the crop and stays legible. For the description that carries the search weight, use the Pinterest caption generator, and for creating the image itself, the quote to image converter.