YouTube Banner Size Guide (2025)
Creating the perfect YouTube channel art can be challenging due to how differently it displays across devices. This comprehensive guide covers the exact YouTube banner dimensions for 2025 and helps you understand the complex multi-device requirements.
YouTube Banner Size Specifications (2025)
- Recommended Size: 2560 x 1440 pixels
- Minimum Size: 2048 x 1152 pixels
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Max File Size: 6MB
- Format: JPG, PNG, or GIF (non-animated)
Important: YouTube will crop your banner differently on various devices!
Safe Areas and Viewable Regions
YouTube displays your banner differently across devices. Here's what's viewable:
| Device |
Visible Area (pixels) |
Notes |
| TV |
2560 x 1440 |
Full image visible |
| Desktop |
2560 x 423 |
Significant vertical crop |
| Tablet |
1855 x 423 |
Horizontal and vertical crop |
| Mobile |
1546 x 423 |
Severe horizontal crop |
YouTube Banner Safe Zone
To ensure your key content is visible across all devices:
- Central Safe Area: 1546 x 423 pixels
- This is the area visible on all devices, including mobile
- Keep your primary content (name, tagline, logo) in this zone
- Use outer areas for background elements or extended designs
Common YouTube Banner Mistakes
- Placing important text/logos near edges (gets cropped)
- Using images that are too small (gets pixelated when stretched)
- Ignoring the safe zone (critical content disappears on mobile)
- Text that's too small (unreadable, especially on mobile)
- Not testing on multiple devices before finalizing
How Smart Banner Hub Solves These Challenges
Smart Banner Hub automatically optimizes YouTube banners for all devices:
- Creates properly sized 2048 x 1152 pixel banners
- Two customizable text fields:
- Channel Name
- Channel Description
- Full control over font size, font type, and text color
- Adjustable text placement using the arrow controls
- Multiple background options with color choices
- Option to upload your own background image
- Features two distinct design approaches:
- Regular Text: Clean, traditional typography with perfect readability
- AI-Powered DBSCAN: A unique, eye-catching visual style using advanced AI clustering algorithms - a world-first feature exclusive to Smart Banner Hub
- Provides real-time preview as you customize
- Downloads in high resolution, ready for upload
- Free preview before purchase
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