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Popular YouTube Banner Designs
The best way to create your YouTube Channel Cover Photo in seconds. Pick one of our best designs to get started:
Select Theme and Pick Your Photos
Our template library has hundreds of YouTube channel themes to help you get started. Choose a theme, add photos, and begin custom designing your banner.
Make It Unique. We Take Care of the Rest
With our collage sandbox, you're sure to come out with a unique design that reflects your YouTube page's goals and themes. Stylize your banner by adding graphics, sizing your photos, and selecting a background.
Download Your Banner, Ready to Load
When you're done, our banner app will automatically size your image to fit the YouTube homepage banner window. Just download and install.
Photovisi is the simplest collage maker on the market. With our collection of social media apps, you can put the power of our design tool to work for you on all the major social media platforms.
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They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. They also say to never judge a book by its cover. Who are ‘they’ anyway!?
The truth is, research has shown that you have approximately seven seconds to make a good first impression. On YouTube, banner art is the first thing people see when they come to your channel, so the image you choose is paramount, as people will use it to determine your quality and professionalism. On video-based social media platforms, banners are key to capturing the essence of your brand, whether you’re an individual, small business, or big-time videographer. The best part? You don’t need years of design skills to make a good looking YouTube channel banner.
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YouTube channel art size
The optimal size for your YouTube channel art is 2560 x 1440 pixels. The minimum dimension for uploading a YouTube banner is 2048 x 1152 px. Keep in mind that channel art looks different on desktop, mobile, and TV displays. The page will scale to reveal more or less art based on your picture dimensions, browser window, and device. If you’re not clear what the width and height of your image should be, YouTube has some channel art templates you can download here (you’ll probably need an art program like Photoshop to use this). If you don’t have Photoshop or something like it, don’t worry! When you upload your artwork to YouTube, you’ll get a preview of how your image will look on different devices anyway.
To give you some idea before you get started with your banner design, here are a couple of examples:
Minimum width on a desktop computer screen:
YouTube will expand a smaller image to fit the container. This might mean some parts of your image are hidden under your profile picture.
Maximum width on a desktop computer screen:
In the image above, you can see how more of the image at the top, bottom and sides is visible.
Mobile device:
The image is scaled down to the width of the mobile screen, which varies by device. YouTube shows only a snippet of your full banner, but it is similar to the minimum desktop display size above.
TV display:
On a TV display, the whole image is shown as channel art in the background. The aspect ratio is 16:9 (i.e. 2560x1440px), and you will be seeing this much of the image (with the usual buttons and menus over the top).
YouTube banner art examples
There are plenty of amazing, free YouTube banner makers out there — more on that in a minute. Here are some fantastic examples of everything your banner art can be!
This example, from Adobe Spark, keeps it simple, intuitive, straightforward, and beautiful. The words are in the center of the banner, so you know this image will convert nicely to different devices.
This is another great example from Snappa. You know exactly what content you’re going to get from this YouTube channel. The banner is elegant, soothing, and crisp. Hopefully, Lawrence’s travels were similarly smooth.
Here’s a template from Bannersnack that shows you don’t need an image to create an effective YouTube banner image. This cover art doesn’t give anything away, drawing the audience in. It also gives Suzie the freedom to change up her content without being tied to one image – which is great for someone who works in makeup!
Adding an image with a person, like this one from Fotor, makes your channel instantly more interesting. This banner design also works to promote current content on the platform — maximizing your spring look — drawing people deeper into your channel (and all your YouTube videos!) If first impressions are everything, this one packs a punch.
YouTube channel art tips
As good as online YouTube banner makers are, these design tools can’t do everything. There are a few things you need to do on your end to make sure your work shines.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and your YouTube banner art should stay true to your brand. Keep your banner simple, using the same colors and branding as the rest of your channel for consistency. Experts suggest using only two to three colors in one banner image. Consider adding a photo to make the page more personable, but be careful with how the banner will crop on different devices. Incorporate your logo to distinguish your brand, but keep it in the center of your banner. Avoid putting anything important on the sides where your YouTube social sharing buttons might obscure that part of the image. If you do decide to use an image, make sure it’s high resolution!
Looking for a good YouTube banner creator?
There are plenty of high quality and user-friendly YouTube banner templates out there. Fotor’s YouTube Cover Maker is one tool you can use to create a YouTube banner in four simple steps. Canva also offer a banner creator that lets you draw from their ridiculously good library of professionally designed layouts, stock photos, fonts, and colors – even use your own images. Adobe Spark is a great option if you’re interested in making a YouTube banner on the go: their iOS app allows you to see what the banner might look like on a mobile device. Bannersnack is a tool that specializes in banners across all social media channels. If you’re looking to create a cohesively branded experience, look to their templates. Snappa is a banner creator for YouTube that promises speed. With Snappa, you can create banner art in under 60 seconds.
No matter what tool you use, make sure to personalize your template to make it unique to your channel! Remember the rules of good YouTube banners, and you’ll be making a good impression in seven seconds or less.