YouTube banner backgrounds
Channel art at YouTube's 16:9 size, with the narrow band every device shows marked, so your name lands where people can see it.
2560 × 1440 · First download free, no account · No watermark
2560 × 1440
YouTube's recommended upload; at least 2048 × 1152. The studio's 16:9 frame is the same shape.
- Desktop
- Every device
TVs show the whole image, desktops a strip across the middle, and phones only the centre of that strip. Put your name and logo inside the dashed box.
YouTube banner: 2560 × 1440 pixels.
- Studio frame
- 16:9
- First download
- 1920 × 1080
- 4K export
- 3840 × 2160
- Upload limit
- 6 MB
Six to start from
Rendered at 16:9 by the studio's own renderer. Each opens there at this size, ready to change and export.
Most of the image is a bonus
Only about a sixth of channel art is seen on every device. The rest is for TVs and wide windows, which is why a gradient suits it: the parts that get cropped are just more colour, never half a word.
The settings on this page
Grain at 25%, lighter than the studio's default, so a 4K file stays well under YouTube's 6 MB limit while the dark areas keep enough texture not to band.
Match your thumbnails
Use the same palette for the banner and the backgrounds of your thumbnails and the channel reads as one thing. Save it as a preset in the studio to come back to the exact settings.
Other sizes
The same studio, set to another place a background goes.
Questions
What size is a YouTube banner?
Is the free download big enough?
Is it free to download?
Can I use my own colours?
Make a YouTube banner now
The studio opens at 16:9, 2560 × 1440's shape. Shuffle until it feels right, then export.