Make Your YouTube Banner Fit Every Screen

Dimensions are pre-set to YouTube's 2048×1152 minimum. Drop your art, keep the important parts in the safe area, download.

Last updated: July 2026

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YouTube won't accept channel banners smaller than 2048×1152 pixels (16:9) or heavier than 6 MB — and it displays the same image radically differently per device: full frame on TV, a wide strip on desktop, a narrower one on phones. Only the central 1235×338 px "safe area" is visible everywhere, which is why so many banners lose their channel name on mobile. The resizer above is pre-set to the 2048×1152 minimum; keep your name and tagline inside the middle strip and every device shows them.

How to resize channel art to YouTube banner size

  1. 1

    Drop your artwork

    Drop it into the box above — it's processed on your device, nothing is uploaded.

  2. 2

    Keep the 2048×1152 preset

    That's YouTube's minimum accepted size at the required 16:9 ratio.

  3. 3

    Check the middle strip

    Anything critical — channel name, tagline, social handles — belongs in the central area; the outer regions only appear on TV.

  4. 4

    Download and upload

    Export as JPG, then upload in YouTube Studio under Customization → Branding → Banner image.

Pro tip: Export as JPG at 85–90% quality rather than PNG: photographic channel art at 2048×1152 can blow past the 6 MB cap as PNG, while the JPG typically lands at 300–800 KB with no visible difference after YouTube's own processing.

Troubleshooting: Text getting cut off on phones? It sits outside the safe area. Keep every word inside the central 1235×338 px zone — on a 2048×1152 canvas that's roughly the middle 60% horizontally and 30% vertically. Nothing outside that strip is guaranteed to appear anywhere except TV screens.

Channel art rarely travels alone: Resize Image for YouTube Thumbnail covers the 1280×720 companion task, Compress Image to 2MB tames heavy artwork, and the main Resize Image tool handles any custom size.

Frequently asked questions

What size should a YouTube banner be?

At least 2048×1152 pixels at a 16:9 aspect ratio, with a file size of 6 MB or less. Keep text and logos inside the central 1235×338 px safe area — that's the only region visible on every device.

Why is my YouTube banner cut off on mobile?

Phones display only a narrow horizontal strip from the center of your banner, while TVs show the whole image. Content near the top, bottom, or sides disappears on mobile — redesign so everything important sits inside the central safe area.

Why won't YouTube accept my banner image?

Usually one of two limits: the image is smaller than 2048×1152 pixels, or the file exceeds 6 MB. Resize to exactly 2048×1152 and export as JPG at 85–90% quality and both conditions are comfortably met.

Is my artwork uploaded when I resize it here?

No. The resize runs entirely inside your browser — your channel art never reaches a server and is never stored or logged. The only upload that happens is the one you make to YouTube Studio afterwards.

Looking for the full-featured version? Open the main Resize Image tool.

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