A YouTube banner is one image shown at very different shapes: wide and tall on a TV, a thin strip on a computer and a phone. Text placed near the edges disappears on most screens, which is the most common banner mistake.
This maker draws your channel name, tagline and upload schedule inside the safe area, the middle part that every device shows, and marks that area with a dashed box in the preview. Choose a plain color, soft shapes, a gradient or a dimmed photo. Leave the text boxes empty for a plain white or single color banner. The download never includes the guide.
YouTube banner size and safe area
YouTube Help gives a minimum upload size of 2048 x 1152 pixels at a 16:9 aspect ratio, recommends 2560 x 1440 pixels, and asks for a file of 6 MB or smaller. It gives the safe area for text and logos as 1235 x 338 pixels at the minimum size. On the recommended size that area scales to about 1546 x 423 pixels.
YouTube also notes that the banner is cropped on certain views and devices. So the background should look fine when only the middle strip is visible, and no important part of a photo should sit at the top or bottom.
Plain and white banners
Many channels use a plain white, black or single color banner so the profile picture and the videos stand out. Clear the three text boxes and choose Plain color to make one. A white banner blends into the page in the light theme.
For the other parts of a channel, see the subscribe pin tool, and to bring YouTube viewers to Pinterest, the thumbnail to Pinterest converter.
