What size should a YouTube banner be?

YouTube recommends 2560 by 1440 pixels, with the important text and logo inside a 1546 by 423 safe area that stays visible on phones and TVs. Generate at the full size and keep your channel name in the centre safe zone so nothing gets cropped.

Will my banner look right on phone, desktop, and TV?

Yes. Compose the key art and channel name inside the safe area and let the background fill the wider 2560 by 1440 frame. The centre stays readable on mobile while desktop and TV show the full artwork.

Can the banner include my channel name as text?

Yes. Models like Ideogram and Recraft render legible channel names and taglines inside the image, so your header arrives with its own type instead of a bare background.

Can I match my channel branding?

Name your colours and mood in the prompt, or drop in a logo or avatar with image-to-image. The banner carries your look so it sits well next to your thumbnails and profile picture.

Is it free to make a YouTube banner?

You start with free credits, enough to generate and compare a few banners before you settle on one. No card is needed to try the tool and explore the models.

Can I make matching channel art and thumbnails?

Yes. Generate the banner and a set of thumbnails in the same style, so your channel page and video grid look like one consistent brand.

Do I need to sign up?

You can explore examples without signing up. To generate your own channel art, a free account is required and takes less than a minute to create.

AI YouTube Banner Maker: Channel Art

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Make channel art in three steps

01
Open Morphic
Sign up and start creating on a free-flowing, infinite visual canvas.
02
Describe your banner
Give your channel name, topic, colours, and mood. Ask for the name to sit in the centre safe area.
03
Generate and refine
Render options at 2560 by 1440 in seconds, then restyle side by side on the Canvas.

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Use cases

Sized right for every device

Generate at the full 2560 by 1440 and keep your channel name and logo inside the 1546 by 423 safe area. The centre stays sharp on a phone while desktop and TV show the whole scene, so nothing important gets cropped.

Bold, readable channel name

Put your channel name and tagline straight into the art with models built for legible text. The header arrives with its own type set instead of a blank background you have to caption in another tool.

On-brand for your channel

Name your colours or drop in your avatar and logo with image-to-image, and the banner keeps your look. It sits cleanly next to your thumbnails and profile picture so the channel page feels designed, not assembled.

Matching banner and thumbnails

Generate the header and a set of thumbnails in the same style, so your channel art and video grid read as one brand. Lock a look once and reuse it across every upload.

Neon purple gaming YouTube banner with the channel name NOVA centred

Gaming channel

YouTube banner 2560x1440, neon purple gaming scene, channel name 'NOVA' centred in safe area, bold display type

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Vlog channel

YouTube channel art, warm sunset gradient, channel name 'Daily Wanders', soft handwritten tagline, airy and clean

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Dark stage music YouTube banner with the name Lowtone Sessions and neon accents

Music channel

YouTube banner, dark stage with stage lights, channel name 'Lowtone Sessions', neon accent, energetic

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Tech review

YouTube channel art, clean dark grey studio, channel name 'BitCheck', floating gadgets, crisp modern type

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Cooking channel

YouTube banner, warm kitchen scene, channel name 'Home Simmer', fresh ingredients, cosy and inviting

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Fitness channel

YouTube channel art, bold orange gym scene, channel name 'PushPast', high energy, strong display type

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Related workflows

Cinematic storyboard

Share a scene description with character references. Get a full storyboard with shot angles and mood.

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3x3 storyboard

Feed in a single image. Get 9 cinematic beats laid out as a 3x3 storyboard grid.

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Movie poster

Cinematic poster compositions from your key art, in any genre tone.

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Music video

Pick a visual style, drop in your lyrics. Each verse gets its own scene visual, laid out as a full screenplay.

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Title sequence

Generate a professional film title card from scratch, with optional cinematic animation.

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Messages to cinematic scene

Dramatize any text conversation into a cinematic multi-shot video.

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Your complete channel-art stack

Models

Nano Banana 2, Flux 2 Pro, ChatGPT Images, Grok Imagine, Recraft, Seedream, and more. Pick the model that renders your channel name cleanest and swap any time.

Thumbnail generator

Fill your video grid with click-worthy thumbnails in the same style as your banner.

Banner generator

Need headers for LinkedIn, X, or the web too? Generate every social banner size from one concept.

On-brand style

Drop in your avatar or logo and carry your channel colours across the art with image-to-image.

AI YouTube banner maker

Make channel art in three steps

Open Morphic

Describe your banner

Generate and refine