YouTube Banner Size 2026: Channel Art Dimensions and Safe Zone
Upload 2560 by 1440. Design 1546 by 423. The number everyone gets wrong is the safe zone.
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How to Make a Thumbnail People Actually Click
A thumbnail is read at 200 pixels wide. If it doesn't work at that size, it doesn't work at all.
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The thumbnail is read at about 100 pixels wide on a phone. The design that works at full size is usually too busy at that size.
Read articleYouTube Thumbnail Size: The 2026 Spec and the Design Rules
The YouTube thumbnail is 1280 by 720 pixels, under 2 megabytes. The spec is easy; the design is where most uploads fail.
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