YouTube banner is very important part of YouTube channel that helps your channel grow and stand out from the other people channel.
If you are youtuber or you have YouTube channel then you should have knowledge of YouTube banner. YouTube banner is simple banner with specific size that is require for every YouTube channel.
There are many ready-made design YouTube banner templates available online. You can buy one of them or you can find the free over the internet. If you have not time in creating banner yourself for YouTube channel then you go with ready -made banner templates.
Actually I was written one good article that list the more then creative YouTube banner templates. I suggest that you visit after reading this article if you need some thing creative banner templates for your YouTube channel.
In this article I will show you what size required for YouTube banner, How you can change the banner in YouTube channel and how you can create the YouTube banner.
Where YouTube banner is display?
Your banner image shows as a background at the top of your YouTube page. YouTube banner is display different place and size as per different device media like Tv, Desktop and Mobile.
What size of banner required for YouTube channel?
There are some specific resolution size and file size need to maintain for YouTube banner templates. Larger banner images may get cropped on certain views or devices.
There are some specific resolution size and file size need to maintain for YouTube banner templates. Larger banner images may get cropped on certain views or devices.
So Your banner image must meet the following criteria:
1) Minimum dimension for upload: 2048 x 1152 px with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
2) File size: 6 MB or smaller.
How to create the YouTube banner?
Actually you can use the basic computer’s image editor or an online image resizer to resize the images. if you have photoshop editor then it will be good because you can give any design effect to your banner.
- If you use paint editor of windows then you can follow the following steps:
- Step 1: Open Paint in Windows OS
- Step 2: From the file menu click on new
- Step 3 : Select By: Pixel , Untick Maintain Aspect Ratio
- Step 4 : Enter Horizontal Width = 2048 and Vertical Height = 1152
- Step 5 : Instead of white color you can choose any color from color pallet.
- Step 6: Then you can save file as sample.jpg
For simply I was create YouTube banner template with black color and written text ‘Creative YouTube Channel ‘ in red color and I have attached that image also.
You can use creative font or neon fonts for giving text in YouTube banner so you can channel name looks attractive.
How to Change banner of YouTube Channel?
- There are few steps you can follow to easily change the YouTube banner.
- Step 1: Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- Step 2: From the left menu, select Customization and then Branding.
- Step 3 : Click Upload and select an image. To make changes, select a preview and change the crop, then click DONE.
- Step 4 : Click PUBLISH.
Before you publish please check cropped area suggested in YouTube banner upload section. Because your banner image shows different on computer, mobile, and TV displays and larger images may be cropped.
You can use your computer’s image editor or an online image resizer to resize the images. For example, you can use Preview on an Apple computer or Microsoft Photos on Windows.
Best Other Software Tools for Designing a YouTube Banner
Anyone can make YouTube banners easily if have little bit knowledge of design tools. There are many tools available free and paid but Here i have listed some design tools that can be used for creating YouTube banner template.
- Adobe Spark
Best for Beginners - Adobe Photoshop
Best Overall Tool - Microsoft PowerPoint
Best Software With Ready Made Template that can be converted to YouTube Template
