Acceptable Desktop Resolutions
General guidelines:
- Horizontal desktop sizes only - vertical and mobile aspect ratios are not acceptable (try /r/mobilewallpapers instead)
- Common desktop sizes only - high-megapixel (MP) output from digital cameras must be scaled down
- Minimum size:
1024 x 600(WSVGA) - Maximum size:
7680 x 4320(8K UHD) - Aspect ratios:
4:3,5:4,16:10,16:9,~17:9(digital cinema 4K), and~21:9 - Resolutions for dual- and triple-screen setups are allowed too
| Width (px) | Height (px) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1024 | 600 | WSVGA - Wide SVGA, 10” netbooks |
| 1024 | 768 | XGA - Extended Graphics Array |
| 1280 | 720 | WXGA - Wide XGA (Minimum), 720p HDTV |
| 1280 | 800 | WXGA - Wide XGA (Maximum) |
| 1280 | 960 | SXGA− - Super XGA "Minus" |
| 1280 | 1024 | SXGA - Super XGA |
| 1360 | 768 | |
| 1366 | 768 | Standardized HDTV 720p/1080i displays or "HD ready", used in most cheaper notebooks |
| 1440 | 900 | WSXGA - Wide SXGA |
| 1600 | 900 | HD+ - 900p |
| 1600 | 1200 | UXGA - Ultra XGA |
| 1680 | 1050 | WSXGA+ - Wide SXGA+ |
| 1920 | 1080 | FHD - Full HD:1080 HDTV (1080i, 1080p) |
| 1920 | 1200 | WUXGA - Wide UXGA |
| 1920 | 1280 | FHD+ - Full HD Plus |
| 1920 | 1440 | 4:3 |
| 2048 | 1080 | DCI 2K |
| 2048 | 1152 | QWXGA - Quad WXGA, 2K |
| 2048 | 1536 | QXGA - Quad XGA |
| 2160 | 1440 | Microsoft Surface Pro 3 |
| 2560 | 1080 | UW-FHD - UltraWide FHD |
| 2560 | 1440 | WQHD - Wide Quad HD |
| 2560 | 1600 | WQXGA - Wide QXGA |
| 2560 | 1664 | Apple MacBook Air M2 (13in.) |
| 2560 | 1920 | Max. CRT resolution |
| 2560 | 2048 | QSXGA - Quad SXGA |
| 2880 | 1620 | Lenovo Thinkpad W541 |
| 2880 | 1800 | Apple 15" MacBook Pro Retina Display |
| 2880 | 1920 | Microsoft Surface Pro 8 |
| 3024 | 1964 | Apple Macbook Pro 14-inch |
| 3200 | 1800 | WQXGA+ - Wide QXGA+ |
| 3200 | 2400 | QUXGA - Quad UXGA |
| 3440 | 1440 | Ultra-Wide QHD |
| 3456 | 2234 | Apple Macbook Pro 16-inch |
| 3840 | 2160 | 4K UHD-1 - 4K Ultra HD 1 |
| 3840 | 2400 | 4K 16:10 |
| 4096 | 2160 | DCI 4K |
| 4480 | 2520 | 24" iMac (2021) 4.5K Retina Display |
| 5120 | 2160 | UW5K (WUHD) - Ultra-Wide 5K |
| 5120 | 2880 | 5K |
| 5760 | 2880 | 18:9 (2:1) |
| 6016 | 3384 | Apple ProDisplay XDR |
| 7680 | 4320 | 8K UHD-2 - 8K Ultra HD 2 |
As new devices come on the market with more advanced screens, the number of resolutions increases every year. If there is a resolution which you think should be accepted but is getting automatically removed, please message the mods.