YouTube banner template

Choose one of four YouTube banner layouts, add your channel name and your own image, and download a 2560 × 1440 PNG. Everything runs in your browser; your image is never uploaded.

Channel name Tagline (optional)

Text shrinks to fit. Minimum: 12 px for the name and tagline. If the full text still does not fit, export pauses.

Choose your background imageStatic JPG, PNG or WebP · drop one image here

Start with a solid color, or choose your own image.

Solid background

Darken image

Text color

System font

The same eight system fonts as the thumbnail maker. Missing fonts use your device’s fallback; no font files are downloaded.

Logo or avatar (optional square image)

No logo selected.

Static JPG, PNG and WebP only. Each input: up to 25 MiB (26,214,400 bytes) and 40,000,000 decoded pixels. The background uses a centered cover crop; a square logo uses a circular crop. Large name shows only the name.

Your 2560 × 1440 design · scaled to fit this screen

Show safe-area model

Centered model: 1543.75 × 422.5 px on this 2560 × 1440 canvas. The guide is not exported.

TV simulation

Desktop simulation

Mobile simulation

These are illustrative crop simulations, not exact YouTube device previews. Exact device crop coordinates are not stated by YouTube.

Preparing preview…

YouTube’s limit is 6 MB. Our conservative line is 6,000,000 bytes; the decimal versus binary boundary has not been tested. A file within this line still needs a Studio upload check. JPG is available only after a PNG exceeds the line, at quality 0.9 and the same pixels.

How to use

Choose a layout above and add your channel name and an optional tagline.
Choose your own background image or a solid color, then adjust text color, font and optional logo. Check the same design in all three simulated crops.
Download your YouTube banner template as a PNG. Read the exported pixel dimensions and byte count before uploading it.

YouTube banner size and safe area

For the YouTube channel banner size, see the banner size guide: 2560 × 1440 recommended, 2048 × 1152 minimum, a 1235 × 338 safe area at that minimum, and a file of 6 MB or smaller.

YouTube banner ideas

Make your channel name easy to read at a glance.
Use one sentence to explain what the channel covers.
Put your upload schedule on one line.
Keep all text inside the safe-area model.
Check text contrast in the mobile simulation, then on your phone after uploading.

A YouTube banner maker free to use in your browser

Make a YouTube banner free of charge from your own image and words. This YouTube banner maker needs no account. There is no usage counter, and you can export as often as you need. Your image stays in this browser. There is no template library: four layouts, edited here.

Whether you call it a YouTube banner generator, a YouTube banner designer or a YouTube banner creator, you arrange your own text and image here; it does not generate images from prompts. Each layout above works as a YouTube channel art template for your YouTube channel art.

Questions

Does my image leave my browser?

No. Image decoding, drawing and export happen locally; the tool does not send your image to a server.

Is it free?

Yes. No account, payment or usage limit is required.

How do I upload it to YouTube?

In YouTube Studio, open Customization → Profile → Banner image, choose your file, review the crop, click Done, then Publish. See the October 5 Studio check and its limits and YouTube Help.

What size should the file be?

This tool exports 2560 × 1440 pixels. Check the size and file-limit guide before uploading; use the banner resizer for an existing finished image.

Is there a template library?

No. This YouTube banner template gives you four layouts, edited here. For a separate avatar, see profile picture size.

Official banner dimensions, safe area and upload steps checked against YouTube Help on October 14, 2026 (UTC). The centered safe-area position and device crop simulations are our model.