How To Make A YouTube Banner in 2024!

Here’s how to make a YouTube banner quickly & easily! We’ll share our top free YouTube banner maker as well as the ideal YouTube banner size, design, and more.

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Timestamps:
00:00 How To Make A YouTube Banner in 2024!
00:44 How To Create A YouTube Banner in Snappa
01:21 YouTube Banner Design Safe Zone Guide
02:41 How To Add Background Image in Snappa
03:46 How To Add a Solid Color Background in Snappa
05:17 How To Add & Customize Text in Snappa
08:07 How To Upload Your Image in Snappa
08:53 Snappa Pricing
09:22 Bonus Tip: Free Background Removal on Mac
10:57 How To Add Graphic Elements in Snappa
12:10 How To Duplicate Graphics in Snappa
13:29 How To Save & Download YouTube Channel Art from Snappa
13:54 How To Upload Channel Banner on YouTube

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-- How to Make a YouTube Banner (UPDATED YouTube Channel Art Tutorial!) --

If you want to make a good first impression, you need a good YouTube banner! A custom YouTube banner (also known as YouTube Channel Art) is one of the first things people see when visiting your channel.

Unfortunately the process isn’t as straightforward as you might think, as YouTube uses the one YouTube banner background image on all devices. This means a YouTube banner template can really help to get all the sizing and framing right!

In this video, we share a complete YouTube banner tutorial. This includes all the aspects of YouTube banner design you need to know so you can learn how to make a banner for YouTube that’s professional and correctly sized.

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[Flysonfame]

I will never understand why Youtube created such a bloody convoluted banner system, rather than what near everyone uses a simple proper header banner. NOt to mention why nobody on the net has yet to provide a clear, well put together PSD actually lines up correctly. Nope, just thousand of long winded babble Blogs and videos.

[yolandab]

This is a very helpful video. As a new content creator, I’m realizing just how important the details are. Thanks for sharing this one!

[SilverHunterN]

Thanks for making this.

People advised me to make a channel banner image, and your tutorial helped. I did make an intermediate looking banner for my channel, so once I have time I may make another banner.

This video definately has that "Ever green content" vibe, which many will use in the future.

[Tdogg]

Thank you so much for this, I'm in the process of doing my youtube thing...uploading gaming vids on my channel and im trying to find ways to improve. you've made this extra easy. thank you man!

[praveen_simon]

A YouTube banner that actually looks good on all devices is a must, right? 🙌 Another awesome video, Justin! I use Picmaker for my banners, and it’s super handy!

[ExcelUnlocked]

Amazing tutorial, i made my banner by the end of the video, Thank you.

[rollvideo]

Thanks, Way better than YT’s standard option.

[davidthescottishvegan]

Another great video Justin and snappa looks amazing and I will have to check it out. Love 🥰 the video and love ❤ Justin & the Primal Video Team.

[UnLocked-]

love this video! i'm here watching video for 2nd time after signing up for account with snappy to create banner. i don't think anyone that wanted a youtube channel realized just how much work it takes! anyways i love this video so i will be back for more to complete my channel setup!

[BikeTrailTrips-bd]

Thank you for your easy to follow and helpful video.

[joedinkel]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!!

[KRealWalks]

Thanks so much! Snappa is so much better than Canva.

[EnBrecheo]

You the best bro, can't thank you enough!

[samikangasperko]

Thanks again for a good video. By the way, how you make those blue scrolling sections with chapter names into the videos? They look very good.

[RobertaMK]

Thanks for the tutorial. Just learned the hard way that Snappa DOES NOT AUTOSAVE. Switched over to a saved design and lost all design on a basically finished banner. No sign of it in my browser history either.

[lusitaniafilms]

Thank you Buddy. You helped, e allot. I have been trying for a long time. GREAT Video. Thank you.

[fearlessgenxer]

Super helpful and can't wait to create my banner! Thank you!

[TheOrianceGroup]

Your videos continue to help me on this YouTube Content Creation Journey of building. Thank You!

[DonBrowningRacing]

How can I learn YouTube content development?

[Kasdeya]

how do you resize an image that you put in there like go up or down or left or right. i want to stretch an image to fit in the desktop safe area