Resize image for YouTube Channel Banner
Channel art banner behind videos on your YouTube page. 2560 x 1440 pixels matches the full 16:9 canvas YouTube expects, with a smaller safe area visible on all devices.
- Dimensions
- 2560 × 1440 px
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Recommended format
- JPEG
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Why channel art is a large canvas with a small safe area
YouTube asks for a 2560 x 1440 pixel image, then crops differently on TV, desktop, tablet, and phone. Only a centred region stays visible everywhere. Most guides place that safe region at about 1546 x 423 pixels in the middle of the banner.
Treat the outer edges as bleed. Logos, slogans, and upload schedules should live inside the safe box or they will vanish on mobile.
Tips before you upload
- Design at full size, then visually box out the 1546 x 423 centre before you flatten for export.
- JPEG under YouTube's 6 MB channel art limit is fine for photographic banners. Watch the readout after compression.
- This preset outputs the full 2560 x 1440 frame. It does not draw the safe rectangle for you. Use guides in your design tool.
- For video thumbnails, use the dedicated thumbnail preset. Thumbnails and channel art are different jobs.
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