What size is a YouTube thumbnail?

3840 x 2160 pixels for a video, and at least 640 pixels wide. From a phone the file can be up to 2 MB, from a computer up to 50 MB.

What size is a YouTube banner?

2560 x 1440 pixels. The smallest YouTube accepts is 2048 x 1152, and the file can be up to 6 MB.

What size is a Shorts thumbnail?

2160 x 3840 pixels, a tall 9:16 shape, and at least 640 pixels tall.

What size is a YouTube profile picture?

800 x 800 pixels. YouTube shows it at 98 x 98 and accepts files up to 15 MB.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. The work happens in your browser and nothing is sent to sona.to.

What does Recommended mean?

The network does not publish an official size for this format. The recommended size fits the shape the network shows it in and keeps the image sharp.

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YouTube thumbnail and banner size with the banner safe area

Thumbnail, banner and profile picture sizes for YouTube, with the banner safe area shown on your image.

A YouTube thumbnail is 3840 x 2160 pixels and a channel banner is 2560 x 1440, but the banner is cut differently on a computer, a phone and a TV. Below are all the YouTube image sizes, with the safe area that keeps your banner text visible on every screen. Add your image to any of them to crop it to that size.

Video 1920 × 1080 px16:9 Also 3840 x 2160, 2560 x 1440 and 1280 x 720

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Why the banner needs a safe area

YouTube shows the same banner on computers, phones and TVs, and cuts it differently on each. Only the area in the middle, 1235 x 338 pixels on a banner of 2048 x 1152, is visible everywhere, so keep your text and logo inside it.

How to use it

Pick a size

Video or Shorts thumbnail, channel banner, profile picture, watermark or post image.

Add your image

For the banner, keep your text and logo inside the dashed safe area.

Download and upload it

A thumbnail can be up to 2 MB from a phone or 50 MB from a computer. A banner can be up to 6 MB.

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