YouTube Thumbnail & Channel Art Size Guide (Free)
YouTube thumbnail 1280×720, channel art 2560×1440, profile 800×800 — design all three from one photo with the free kit.
Upload your photo below → auto-crop to your 3 YouTube sizes. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC & more · Max 30MB · No watermark
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On YouTube the thumbnail decides most of the click — a wrong-size image gets compressed or badly cropped in search results and suggested videos. This guide covers the exact dimensions for thumbnails, channel art and your channel avatar, and the workspace below makes all three from one photo.
YouTube Image Sizes — One Photo, All of Them
The exact YouTube dimensions below come straight from the preset table of the free kit — no separate copy to keep in sync. Pick a size, copy its dimensions, or generate every row from one upload in the workspace further down.
| Platform | Size Name | Dimensions | Format | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Thumbnail | 1280 × 720 | JPG | Shown in search results and suggested videos (16:9). |
| YouTube | Channel Art | 2560 × 1440 | JPG | Channel header — keep key info in the center safe area. |
| YouTube | Profile Photo | 800 × 800 | JPG | Channel avatar, displayed as a circle. |
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How to Create YouTube Images in 3 Steps
Upload the photo for your video or channel
Upload the image you want to use — a frame from your video, your logo or a product shot. Any JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC up to 30MB works.
Generate thumbnail, channel art and avatar
The workspace auto-crops your photo into Thumbnail 1280×720, Channel Art 2560×1440 and Profile 800×800, keeping the subject in frame.
Download and upload to YouTube Studio
Download the ZIP, then set the 1280×720 thumbnail on your upload and the channel art in Studio — keeping faces and text near the center safe area.