YouTube Banner Size Guide 2025: Dimensions & Safe Zones
By GamingBanner Design Team
Designing YouTube channel art is a tricky balance. YouTube requires banners to be uploaded at a large aspect ratio to support 4K TV screens, while cropping the margins severely on smaller desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts.
Recommended Dimensions: 2560 x 1440 px
Mobile Safe Zone (Center): 1546 x 423 px
Mobile Safe Zone (Center): 1546 x 423 px
Understanding Safe Zones
The absolute safe zone is the central 1546 x 423 pixel rectangle. YouTube guarantees that any text, logo, or critical branding details placed inside this boundary will display without crop clipping across all smartphones and tablet models.
| Platform View | Dimensions | Visibility Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Screen | 1546 x 423 px | Central area visible on all smartphone screens. Keep text here. |
| Tablet display | 1855 x 423 px | Slightly wider area visible on iPad and tablet screens. |
| Desktop View | 2560 x 423 px | Full banner width but vertically restricted to 423px on browsers. |
| TV Screen | 2560 x 1440 px | Full canvas visible on smart TVs and game consoles. |
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