YouTube Thumbnail Checker

Check if your YouTube thumbnail text and layout works at small sizes.

How to use:

Enter your thumbnail title text
Choose a colour scheme
Preview at different sizes
Copy best practice tips

Full size (1280×720)

Medium (210×118)

Small (120×67)

// thumbnail best practices

• Use max 3–5 words on thumbnail
• Font size: at least 60pt equivalent at 1280px wide
• High contrast text — avoid grey on grey
• Faces with emotion get 38% higher CTR
• Use 3 colours max (background, text, accent)
• Test readability at phone-screen size (small preview above)
• Optimal resolution: 1280×720px, under 2MB, JPG/PNG