What is 16:9 in pixels at 1080p?
1920 × 1080 px
A 16:9 frame delivered at 1080p is 1920 × 1080 pixels, 1.78 times as wide as it is tall. HD and UHD broadcast, YouTube, nearly every camera.
How that is worked out
width = height × (ratio width ÷ ratio height)
1080 × 1.7778 = 1920
Worth knowing
- Both numbers are even and the shape is exactly 16:9, so nothing is given up to satisfy the 4:2:0 requirement that dimensions divide by two.
- That is 2.07 MP per frame — the same pixel count as a full 1080p 1920 × 1080 frame, just arranged in a different shape.
- Dropped into a 1920 × 1080 timeline it fills the frame edge to edge, with no bars to crop out later.
- Where you see it: HD and UHD broadcast, YouTube, nearly every camera.
16:9 at every delivery size
| Delivery | Pixels | Per frame |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | 854 × 480 | 0.41 MP |
| 720p | 1280 × 720 | 0.92 MP |
| 1080p — this page | 1920 × 1080 | 2.07 MP |
| 1440p | 2560 × 1440 | 3.69 MP |
| 4K | 3840 × 2160 | 8.29 MP |
Every value is rounded to an even number of pixels: H.264 and H.265 subsample colour in 2 × 2 blocks and reject odd dimensions.
Ratios either side of 16:9 at 1080p
| Ratio | Pixels | Decimal | Bars inside 1920 × 1080 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:4 | 1350 × 1080 | 1.25:1 | 285 px left and right |
| 4:3 | 1440 × 1080 | 1.33:1 | 240 px left and right |
| 3:2 | 1620 × 1080 | 1.50:1 | 150 px left and right |
| 16:9 — this page | 1920 × 1080 | 1.78:1 | none — exact fit |
| 1.85:1 | 1920 × 1038 | 1.85:1 | 21 px top and bottom |
| 1.9:1 | 1920 × 1010 | 1.90:1 | 35 px top and bottom |
| 2:1 | 1920 × 960 | 2.00:1 | 60 px top and bottom |
Need it for other values?
Scale width and height to 16:9, 9:16, 4:5, 2.39:1 or a custom ratio, with pixel dimensions at 1080p and 4K.