RindrawYouTube banner size
Draw a YouTube banner at 2560 × 1440 pixels, and keep words and logos in the middle strip that every screen shows.
Checked October 29, 2026.
- The whole banner, as a TV shows it
- Shown on every screen
| Recommended | 2560 × 1440 px |
|---|---|
| Smallest | 2048 × 1152 px, 16:9 |
| Safe on every screen | 1235 × 338 px at the smallest size, about 1544 × 423 at 2560 |
| File size | 6 MB or smaller |
Mostly cut off
A TV shows the whole banner. A computer shows a wide strip across the middle, and a phone shows less again. YouTube promises only the middle 1235 × 338 pixels of a 2048 × 1152 banner, which scales to about 1544 × 423 in the middle of a 2560 × 1440 one. Put the channel's name there; let the rest be background that can be cut.
Setting it up in Rindraw
Choose New Drawing › Custom Canvas, in pixels, and enter 2560 × 1440. Draw a rectangle of about 1544 × 423 in the middle on its own layer as a guide, and hide it before you export.
Export as JPEG to stay under 6 MB; a PNG this size can go over.
Questions
What size is a YouTube banner?
2560 × 1440 pixels is recommended, at least 2048 × 1152, 6 MB or smaller.
What is the YouTube banner safe area?
1235 × 338 pixels in the middle of a 2048 × 1152 banner, about 1544 × 423 in a 2560 × 1440 one. Only that part shows on every screen.
Sources
- YouTube Help, Manage your channel branding: 2560 × 1440 recommended, at least 2048 × 1152, a safe area of 1235 × 338, 6 MB or smaller.
Other sizes
- YouTube thumbnail3840 × 2160
- Instagram post1080 × 1350
- Podcast cover art3000 × 3000
- Every sizePrint, comics and online, in one table
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