What is YouTube Thumbnail?

Thumbnails are the preview images that you see on YouTube videos. Whenever you open its app or the website, you see many videos along with an image and a title. That image is not any frame of the video but is custom-generated only to show viewers what they could expect in the actual video.

What are the size and dimensions of the YouTube thumbnail?

The aspect ratio of a YouTube video’s thumbnail is 16:9 and you can design the image in multiple dimensions (1920*1080 or 1280*720). One thing to remember is that the file size should be less than 2MB.

Guidelines for Thumbnail Design

• The thumbnail image should be bold and contain a strong subject.
• Don’t put too many elements.
• One bold text and a face are the perfect combination for a YouTube thumbnail.
• Always put the important element on the left side.
• The bottom-right side will be covered by video duration overlay text, so don’t put any important elements there.

How to download a thumbnail image of a YouTube video?

To download the thumbnail of any YouTube video, copy the URL of the video and paste it into the input area of the above ‘YouTube Thumbnail Downloader’. As you click on the ‘Get Thumbnail’ option, the image will be downloaded.

To save the thumbnail on your device, long tap on the image on your smartphone for a few seconds till the ‘Download’ option appears. Right-click on your computer to save it.