YouTube thumbnail size (1280 × 720)
YouTube recommends 1280 × 720 px (16:9) thumbnails under 2 MB. Close-up faces and big, readable text work best at small sizes in search results.
Processed on your deviceHow to resize an image for social media
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Upload your photo or graphic.
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Tick one or more platform sizes. Choose to crop, fill the edges with a blurred copy, or pad with a color.
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Click Resize and download a perfectly sized JPG, or a ZIP with every size you picked.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between crop and blur fill?
Crop fills the whole frame and trims what doesn't fit. Blur fill keeps your entire image and fills the empty space with a soft, blurred copy of it, which is popular for stories and Reels.
Are these the current sizes?
They're the sizes the platforms recommend for upload in 2026, such as 1080 × 1350 for Instagram portrait posts and 1280 × 720 for YouTube thumbnails. Platforms change them occasionally.
Is my image uploaded?
No. Resizing happens on your device.