# YouTube banner size checker and template: 2560 × 1440 with the safe area

> Check a YouTube banner against YouTube's sizes: 2560 × 1440 recommended, 2048 × 1152 minimum, 16:9, up to 6 MB. See the safe area that shows on every device and download a 2560 × 1440 template.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28  
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Drop in a channel banner to check its size and see the middle strip every device shows, or download a template to design inside it. The image stays in your browser.

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

## How to use it

1. **Add a banner.** Drop a JPG or PNG. It isn't uploaded. To start from scratch, download the template instead.
2. **Check the safe area.** The outline marks what shows on computers, phones and TVs. Anything outside it shows only on larger screens.
3. **Download to fit.** Crop it to 2560 × 1440 or 2048 × 1152 as a JPG, well under the 6 MB limit.

## YouTube's banner sizes

YouTube needs a channel banner of at least 2048 × 1152 pixels, in 16:9, up to 6 MB, and recommends 2560 × 1440 for the best display, especially on TVs. One image serves every device: TVs show all of it, while computers and phones crop it to a strip across the middle.

What's left on every device is the safe area: 1235 × 338 pixels in the middle of a 2048 × 1152 banner. On a 2560 × 1440 banner that's about 1544 × 423. Keep your channel name, text and logo inside it.

## Designing with the template

The template is a 2560 × 1440 PNG that's clear in the safe area and shaded outside it. Put it as the top layer in Canva, Figma or Photoshop, design underneath, then hide it before you export.

- Fill the whole 16:9 with background: TVs show all of it.
- Keep anything people must read inside the outline.
- Export at 2560 × 1440 as a JPG to stay well under 6 MB.

## Sources

- [YouTube Help: Manage your channel branding](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10456525)
- [YouTube Help: Channel banner & profile picture tips](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12950272)

## Questions

### What size is a YouTube banner?

2560 × 1440 pixels is recommended; 2048 × 1152 is the minimum. It must be 16:9 and up to 6 MB.

### What's the YouTube banner safe area?

The middle 1235 × 338 pixels of a 2048 × 1152 banner, or about 1544 × 423 of a 2560 × 1440 one. It's the part that shows on every device.

### Why is my banner cut off on my phone?

Phones and computers show a strip across the middle of the banner. Move text and logos inside the safe area and they'll show everywhere.

### What size should my profile picture be?

A square or round image; YouTube shows it at 98 × 98 pixels. JPG, PNG, BMP or a still GIF, up to 15 MB.

### Is my image uploaded?

No. It's checked and cropped in your browser, and the template is drawn there too.