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Header art that fits.

X 1500×500. LinkedIn 1584×396. YouTube 2560×1440 with safe-area guide. Drop a photo, type a headline, pick a font. Three platform presets, four fonts, three alignments, color and darken sliders. Nothing uploads. For full brand systems, grab a real design tool.

100% on-device Three platform sizes YouTube safe-area guide

Sizing the banner…
◦ where a banner earns its keep

Six places header art still matters

  1. 01 for X

    A header that says what you actually do

    Default X headers say nothing. Drop a relevant photo, title in serif as your name, subline as 'what you make · @yourhandle'. Reads as 'someone with a thing to say' rather than 'someone with a default avatar'.

  2. 02 for linkedin

    A LinkedIn cover that's neither stock nor blank

    LinkedIn covers are the most-skipped piece of personal-brand real estate. Drop a photo of where you work, write your title and what you do in Inter Black, set photo-darken to 40% so the text reads. Beats both 'blank' and 'unsplash skyline'.

  3. 03 for youtube

    YouTube channel art that fills correctly on every device

    YouTube channel art is brutal — 2560×1440 source, but only the central 1546×423 shows on phones. The dotted preview line shows you the safe zone. Keep your channel name + show name inside it; the rest is desktop bonus.

  4. 04 for refresh

    Quarterly banner refresh in 60 seconds

    Banner art gets stale fast. Run your latest project photo through here every quarter — different photo, same template. Updates without redesigning. Lower friction than 'I need to make a new banner', so it actually happens.

  5. 05 for events

    A conference banner during the week of an event

    Speaking somewhere? Update your X header with a photo from the venue + 'speaking at [conference] · April 28'. Time-bound but lifts engagement during the week. Revert after.

  6. 06 for portfolios

    A portfolio site's hero header

    A 1500-wide banner on top of a personal site needs to read both as image and as type. The banner-mode here is exactly that ratio — drop in a hero photo, write your name + tagline. Save for use as og:image too.

◦ in case you’re wondering

Frequently asked

Does the photo upload anywhere? +

No. The banner renders to a canvas in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all.

What's the YouTube safe area? +

YouTube banners are uploaded at 2560×1440, but only the central 1546×423 is visible on mobile. The rest only shows on TVs and large desktops. The dotted line in the preview shows you that safe area — keep your name and tagline inside it for cross-device legibility.

Can I add a logo image? +

Not in v1 — text only. For a logo, run your logo image through Add Text to Photo or composite manually in your design tool of choice. Or upload a photo with your logo already embedded.

Why is text white by default? +

Most photos with darkening overlay read text best in white. For lighter photos with the darken slider low, switch to ink-color (#2C2825) for legibility. Save twice if you use the same photo for two themes.

How do I change the photo position? +

Pre-crop the photo to the right aspect using the Crop & Resize tool first. The banner tool cover-fits the photo — so the center of your photo lands centered. Crop your photo to the banner aspect (e.g., 3:1 for X) before bringing it here for full control.

Twitter or X — same banner spec? +

Yes. X kept the legacy 1500×500 banner spec from Twitter. For now, this matches both. If X changes the spec we'll update the preset.

now what?

A few moves after a banner is laid out

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Add Text to Photo

Add a sub-caption layer in handwritten type.

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Pinterest Pin Maker

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Crop & Resize

Reframe for square, 9:16, or 2:3.

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Film Grain

Age the banner with Tri-X grain.

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Duotone Effect

Recolour for a brand palette.

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Drop Shadow

Float the banner over paper for a mockup.

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