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How Do I Upload a YouTube Banner to Canva?

Last updated on September 27, 2022 @ 11:00 pm

YouTube banners are a great way to personalize your channel and make it stand out. You can create a banner in Canva for free. Here’s how:

1. Go to canva.com and create a new design. Select “YouTube Channel Art” from the drop-down menu.

2. Upload your own images or choose from Canva’s library of over 1 million stock images, illustrations, and icons. You can also add text to your design.

3. Once you’re happy with your design, click the “Download” button and choose the “JPEG” file format.

4. Now head over to YouTube and sign in to your account. Click on the “My Channel” tab and then select “Channel Settings”.

5. Under the “Basic info” section, click on the “Edit on YouTube” link.

6. On the next page, scroll down to the “Channel art” section and click on the “Upload channel art” button.

7. Select the JPEG file that you downloaded from Canva and click on the “Open” button.

8. Your new banner will now be uploaded to YouTube!

Now that you know how to upload a banner to your YouTube channel using Canva, try creating one for yourself!

PRO TIP: We recently discovered an issue with uploading YouTube Banners to Canva. If you upload a YouTube Banner to Canva, it will be automatically resized to fit the YouTube Banner dimensions (2560x1440px). This may result in your YouTube Banner being distorted or cropped. We recommend that you do not upload your YouTube Banner to Canva until this issue has been resolved.
Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

Technology enthusiast and Co-Founder of Women Coders SF.