Notion cover backgrounds

Covers wide enough for Notion's strip, soft enough to sit behind a page title and an icon without fighting either.

1500 × 600 · First download free, no account · No watermark

1500 × 600

Notion works best with covers at least 1500 px wide. The studio's 5:2 frame is the same shape.

Peach Fuzz Notion cover background with its safe zones marked
  • Wide windows

Notion shows the cover as a strip across the page and trims the top and bottom to fit the window. Reposition chooses which band shows; a gradient has no wrong band.

Notion cover: 1500 × 600 pixels.

Studio frame
5:2
First download
1920 × 768
4K export
3840 × 1536

Calm covers, busy pages

A Notion page is full of text. A light, low-contrast cover frames it without pulling the eye up and away from the work, which is why the palettes here start pale.

One palette per area

Give each teamspace or project its own palette and people know where they are before they read the title. Save the first as a preset in the studio and the next cover in the set matches.

Upload, then reposition

In Notion, Add cover, then Upload, then Reposition and drag. A wider-than-needed cover means there's always more of the gradient to slide into view.

Questions

What size is a Notion cover?
Notion doesn't fix one: it shows the cover as a full-width strip and crops it to the window. Use an image at least 1500 pixels wide; 1500 × 600 (5:2) leaves room to reposition.
Do gradient covers work in dark mode?
Notion doesn't change the image, so a pale cover stays pale in dark mode. If your workspace is dark, pick one of the night palettes and export that instead.
Is it free to download?
Yes. The first download needs no account: 1920 × 768 at 5:2. A free account exports 5 4K images a month, 3840 × 1536 at this ratio, with no watermark.
Can I use my own colours?
Yes. Every example opens in the studio at 5:2. Change the palette (paste your brand's hex codes), the style, the grain and the blur, then export.

Make a Notion cover now

The studio opens at 5:2, 1500 × 600's shape. Shuffle until it feels right, then export.