YouTube channel banner size
YouTube recommends 2560 × 1440 px for a channel banner; its minimum is 2048 × 1152 px. That is a 16:9 shape. Max file size: 6 MB.
YouTube Help says: “Recommended dimension (especially for TV): 2560 x 1440 px. Minimum dimension for upload: 2048 x 1152 px with an aspect ratio of 16:9.”
Crop an image to 2560 × 1440
Choose an image, then drag and zoom until it looks right. The download is exactly 2560 × 1440 px.
1Choose an image, then drag and zoom
or drop an image here, or paste one with Ctrl/Cmd+V
Cropping runs in your browser: this tool doesn't upload your image. We count visits and finished downloads (tool name only) with analytics that sets no cookies. How we checked.
2YouTube channel banner
3Your image
2560 × 1440 PNG
YouTube channel banner specs
Every value links to the page it came from. Where a row says “worked out”, we did the arithmetic from the published size. Where the source gives no number, there is no row.
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended size | 2560 × 1440 px | Source: YouTube Help, read on the source page |
| Minimum size | 2048 × 1152 px | Source: YouTube Help, read on the source page |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | Source: YouTube Help, read on the source page |
| Max file size | 6 MB | Source: YouTube Help, read on the source page |
| Megapixels | 3.69 MP | Worked out from 2560 × 1440 / 1,000,000 |
What this tool made at 2560 × 1440
We ran this tool on our example photo (sample-avatar.jpg, 1600 × 1200 px). Cropped to 2560 × 1440, it saved as a 1.12 MB PNG (Chrome 156, ). For this photo, the PNG is within the 6 MB limit. A photo with more detail makes a bigger file.
Other YouTube image sizes
Same 16:9 shape on other platforms
Related size pages
- Discord server banner: 960 × 540
- Discord user profile banner: 680 × 240
- X (Twitter) header photo (banner): 1500 × 500
Questions
What size is a YouTube channel banner?
YouTube recommends 2560 × 1440 px for a channel banner. Its minimum is 2048 × 1152 px. Source: YouTube Help.
How big can a YouTube channel banner file be?
6 MB, per YouTube Help.
This page lists the numbers YouTube publishes for a channel banner. It can't promise YouTube will accept a given image, and YouTube can change these numbers at any time: check the source link before you rely on one.
YouTube is a trademark of its owner. CrispKit is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube. Names are used only to say what an image is sized for.