Create YouTube thumbnail - that's the right size
It is worthwhile to create an individual thumbnail for your own YouTube video: Above all in the right size and well designed, a good video thumbnail attracts a lot of users. We will tell you which dimensions are perfect for the picture.
Make YouTube thumbnails the right size
- A thumbnail for YouTube videos should be in 16: 9 format.
- The image must be at least 640 pixels wide. The optimal resolution is 1280 x 720 pixels.
- In principle, the higher the resolution, the better. But be careful: The image file for your video thumbnail must be smaller than 2 MB.
- On the next few pages we explain how to set a custom thumbnail and how to change a video thumbnail afterwards.
Youtube: Unlock blocked videos
Another practical tip will tell you what you can do if YouTube videos do not load.