What size should a Pinterest pin be?

1000 x 1500 pixels, a 2:3 ratio. Taller pins can be cut off in the feed, and square ones lose height to the pins beside them.

Should the text be on the image?

Yes. The image is what people judge while scrolling, so the headline belongs on the pin. Keep it short enough to read at thumbnail size.

Can I make several sizes of the same pin?

Yes - Multi export re-lays out one design into several shapes at once. Every size previews free; exporting the whole set in one run is Pro.

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Pinterest pin maker

A pin competes in a column of other pins, at about a third of the size you are designing it. Two things decide whether it gets clicked: how tall it stands in the feed, and whether the text on it survives being shrunk to thumbnail size. Everything else is decoration.

Size: 1000 x 1500 (2:3) - the standard pin
Text: Baked into the image, not left to the description
Thumbnail test: Readable at about a third of full size
Export: PNG or JPG at full resolution

What makes it work

Stay 2:3 and vertical A 1000 x 1500 pin occupies more of the column than a square, and taller-than-2:3 pins get truncated. It is the one spec worth being strict about.
Put the promise in the image The description is not what people read while scrolling. Whatever the pin is offering has to be legible on the pin itself.
Check it small before you export Zoom the editor out to roughly a third and look again. Type that dies at that size is the most common reason a good-looking pin gets no clicks.
Band the text, do not float it A solid or semi-transparent band behind the headline keeps it readable over any photo, and it holds up when Pinterest re-compresses the image.
Make the set from one design Pins get tested in variants. Build one, then use Multi export to write the same design as a pin, a square and a Story rather than rebuilding it three times.

Templates that fit: Tips list, By the numbers

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What size should a Pinterest pin be?: 1000 x 1500 pixels, a 2:3 ratio. Taller pins can be cut off in the feed, and square ones lose height to the pins beside them.
Should the text be on the image?: Yes. The image is what people judge while scrolling, so the headline belongs on the pin. Keep it short enough to read at thumbnail size.
Can I make several sizes of the same pin?: Yes - Multi export re-lays out one design into several shapes at once. Every size previews free; exporting the whole set in one run is Pro.