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Meta Ads Glossary

Carousel ad

A carousel ad shows two to ten swipeable cards in a single ad, each with its own image or video, and usually its own headline and link.

Carousels let one ad show several things: a product range, steps in a process, features one at a time, or a story told card by card.

Good uses

  • Showing several products or variants.
  • Breaking a list ("5 reasons...") into one point per card.
  • Before and after, or a step-by-step.
  • One panoramic image split across cards so people swipe to see it all.

Things to know

  • Cards are square (1:1) or 4:5, and every card should use the same ratio.
  • The first card does most of the work. Treat it like a hook.
  • In our data, carousels counted as image ads. Statics, including carousels, took about a third of spend in large accounts.

More: Meta ad specs and sizes.

Related: static ad, catalog ads.

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