About this service
We design 16:9 thumbnails that stay readable at the tiny size most viewers see them on a phone: one clear focal point, strong contrast and no more than a few words of text. The bottom-right corner is kept free, because YouTube covers it with the video length. You get several variants, ready for YouTube's built-in thumbnail test.
What is included
- What you getThumbnails at 1280×720 px as PNG files under YouTube's 2 MB limit, with a short headline on the image if you want one. Source files are not included.
- 1280×720 px, 16:9The size YouTube recommends
- Readable on a phoneLarge shapes and a few big words
- Timestamp corner kept clearNothing important under the video length
- Variants for A/B testsDifferent takes on the same video
- Channel colorsSo your videos look like one series
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the video and the hook
- 2DesignWe create thumbnail variants
- 3DeliveryYou get PNG files and can ask for changes
What we need from you
What the video is about, a working title, a 2–4 word headline for the thumbnail if you want one, your channel colors and a link to the channel.
We will ask you:
- What is the video about and what is the hook?
- Which words should be on the thumbnail?
- What should the main visual be?
- Do your thumbnails have a set style?
Compare packages
| Packages | Basic2 thumbnail variants$10 | Standard4 images in 2 formats$20 | Premium8 images in 4 formats$39 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Images | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Formats | 1 | up to 2 | up to 4 |
| File type | PNG | PNG | PNG |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can you put my face on the thumbnail?
The thumbnail is drawn from your description, without your photos. If you want your face on it, ask us to leave space and add your cut-out photo in any editor.
Why do you keep the text so short?
Most views come from phones, where a thumbnail is about the size of a fingertip. Two to four large words are readable there; a sentence is not.
Do I get an editable source file?
No, you get finished PNG images. Vector or layered source files are not included.