Manage your channel branding

Your banner image shows as a background at the top of your YouTube page.

YouTube iPhone and iPad app

1. Tap your profile picture .
2. Tap Your channel.
3. Tap EDIT , then tap your banner image on the right.
4. You can take a photo or choose a photo to upload.
5. Tap Save.

YouTube Studio app for iPhone and iPad

1. Tap your profile picture .
2. Tap Edit profile, then tap your banner image.
3. You can take a photo or choose a photo to upload.
4. Tap Save.

Banner image guidelines

Follow these recommendations for your banner to render properly:

• Minimum dimension for upload: 2048 x 1152 px with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
• At the Minimum dimension, the safe area for text and logos: 1235 x 338 px.
• Recommended dimension (especially for TV): 2560 x 1440 px.
• Images should accommodate the entire screen for larger devices but will get cropped on certain views and devices.
• Do not include any additional file embellishments (e.g. shadows, borders, and frames).
• File size: 6 MB or smaller.

How to resize images

You can use your computer's image editor or an online image resizer to resize the images. For example, you can use Preview on an Apple computer or Microsoft Photos on Windows.

This setting is available on a computer.