How to Post a Carousel on LinkedIn [And Make It Perform]

Carousels are LinkedIn’s most underused format. According to Metricool’s 2026 LinkedIn study, which analyzed over 673,000 posts, carousels generate 11x more interactions than single images. Yet images and video account for nearly 75% of all content posted on the platform. Most people are choosing formats that consistently underperform, simply because they’re easier to produce.

But if you want to stand out on LinkedIn in 2026, learning how to post and schedule a carousel is one of the highest-return things you can do. We’ll cover everything you need: what LinkedIn carousels are, how to post one, the right dimensions, what makes them perform, and how to schedule them with Metricool.

What Is a LinkedIn Carousel Post?

A LinkedIn carousel is a post that contains multiple slides – usually a mix of visuals and text that users swipe through directly in their feed. Unlike carousels on Instagram or TikTok, LinkedIn carousels are uploaded as document files rather than image sets, which changes how you create them.

They work particularly well when you have content that doesn’t fit in a single image: step-by-step guides, data breakdowns, tips lists, case studies, or any story that benefits from a slide-by-slide structure.

Why LinkedIn Carousels Are Worth Your Time

The 2026 Metricool LinkedIn study makes the case clearly:

• Carousels average over 1,200 impressions per post on Company Pages; more than any other format
• They generate 11x more interactions than single images
• Multi-image posts have the highest engagement rate of any format at 3.71%

The reason carousels perform so well comes down to how LinkedIn’s algorithm weighs engagement. Every swipe through a carousel counts as an interaction, even if the reader never likes or comments. These are what the study calls “invisible interactions”: LinkedIn tracks them, the algorithm rewards them, but they don’t show up publicly on your post.

A 10-slide carousel where someone swipes all the way through is generating far more signal than one liked image.

LinkedIn Carousel Post Dimensions and Specs

Before creating your carousel, let’s get the specs right:

• Recommended slide size: 1080 x 1080px (square) or 1920 x 1080px (landscape)
• Aspect ratio: 1:1 (square) works best for most feeds; 16:9 for landscape
• Accepted file formats: PDF, PPT, PPTX, DOC, DOCX
• Maximum file size: 100MB
• Maximum number of slides: Up to 300 per document (technical limit), however, it’s recommended to keep it much shorter (often under 10–15 slides) for engagement
• Minimum number of slides: 2

Square format (1080 x 1080px) is generally recommended; it takes up more screen space in the feed and performs better on both desktop and mobile. Keep text large enough to read without zooming, and leave enough margin so nothing gets clipped at the edges.

How to Post a Carousel on LinkedIn

You don’t need to make any account changes to post a carousel: both personal profiles and company pages can publish this content. Here’s how:

1. Log in to your LinkedIn profile or page
2. Click “Start a post”
3. Click “More” (the three dots or the plus icon depending on your view)
4. Select “Add a document”
5. Upload your file from your computer, Dropbox, or Google Drive
6. Add a title for the document (this appears above the carousel in the feed)
7. Write your caption, add hashtags, and review the preview
8. Click “Post” or schedule for later

✅ Remember: Only PDF, PPT, PPTX, DOC, and DOCX formats are accepted. All slides must be in a single file before uploading.

How to Create a LinkedIn Carousel in Canva

If you don’t have a design tool, Canva is the easiest way to build a carousel from scratch and export it in the right format:

1. Log in to Canva and click “Create a design”
2. Search for “LinkedIn” – Canva will suggest a LinkedIn Carousel template at the right dimensions
3. Design your slides, upload images, and add your text
4. When ready, click “Download” and select PDF Standard as the format

That gives you a single PDF file ready to upload directly to LinkedIn.

What Makes a LinkedIn Carousel Perform

Knowing how to post a carousel on LinkedIn is only half the equation. The 2026 Metricool study also points to what separates carousels that generate real engagement from ones that get skipped:

• Hook people from slide 1. Your first slide is your headline. If it doesn’t give a clear, specific promise – a surprising fact, a bold claim, a question – people won’t swipe. Treat it like the subject line of an email.
• Give every slide a purpose. Each slide should either deliver a piece of value or create enough curiosity to pull the reader to the next one. If a slide doesn’t do either, cut it.
• Keep the design clean. Minimal text, readable font sizes, enough white space. A carousel that looks cluttered on mobile will lose readers on slide 2.
• End with a clear CTA. Your last slide is where you tell the reader what to do next – follow you, comment, visit your website, save the post. Don’t let the momentum of a good carousel go to waste with a blank final slide.

One more thing the data confirms: posts that include a question get 77% more comments, and posts with a CTA to comment get 80% more. If your last slide asks a direct question, you’re combining two of the highest-performing signals on the platform at once.

How to Schedule LinkedIn Carousels with Metricool

Timing matters more than most people realize. According to the latest Metricool study, half of a post’s lifetime impressions happen in the first 48 hours. Publishing at the wrong time doesn’t just cost you a few impressions, but it costs you the entire window where your carousel has the most momentum.

Metricool lets you plan and schedule your LinkedIn carousels in advance so you always hit your best posting windows without being online when they happen. Here’s how:

1. Log in to Metricool or create your account here
2. Connect your LinkedIn profile or company page and go to the Planning tab
3. Tap “Create New Post” or click directly on a time slot in the calendar
4. Upload your carousel file or select images separately and toggle “Image carousel”, which converts them into a PDF and publishes them as a carousel. Write your caption, and preview it with the Feed Preview option
5. Set the date and time and click “Save”

Your carousel will publish automatically at the scheduled time and appear in Metricool’s analytics so you can track how it performs – impressions, interactions, engagement rate, and clicks – all in one place.

Tracking your metrics continuously will allow you to see which topics, formats, and hooks your audience responds to, and you can double down on what works.

If you want to go deeper on what’s working on LinkedIn right now, the full 2026 Metricool LinkedIn study covers every format, industry, account size, and posting time in detail.