Brand your YouTube channel's identity by updating your profile picture, channel banner, and video watermark.
Change your profile picture
Your profile picture is the image shown to viewers on your channel and videos across YouTube.
YouTube iPhone and iPad app
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap View Channel.
- Tap EDIT
, then tap your profile picture.
- You can take a photo, choose a photo to upload, or select an illustration.
- Tap Save.
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, then tap your profile picture.
YouTube Studio app for iPhone and iPad
- Tap your profile picture
- Tap Edit profile, then tap your profile picture.
- You can take a photo or choose a photo to upload.
- Tap Save.
Profile picture guidelines
Your profile picture must follow our Community Guidelines and meet the following criteria:
- JPG, GIF, BMP, or PNG file (no animated GIFs).
- Image size should not exceed 15 MB.
- Image that renders at 98 X 98 px.
Your banner image shows as a background at the top of your YouTube page.
YouTube iPhone and iPad app
- Tap your profile picture
- Tap Your channel.
- Tap EDIT
- You can take a photo or choose a photo to upload.
- Tap Save.
YouTube Studio app for iPhone and iPad
- Tap your profile picture
- Tap Edit profile, then tap your banner image.
- You can take a photo or choose a photo to upload.
- Tap Save.
Banner image guidelines
Follow these recommendations for your banner to render properly:
- Minimum dimension for upload: 2048 x 1152 px with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
- At the Minimum dimension, the safe area for text and logos: 1235 x 338 px.
- Recommended dimension (especially for TV): 2560 x 1440 px.
- Images should accommodate the entire screen for larger devices but will get cropped on certain views and devices.
- Do not include any additional file embellishments (e.g. shadows, borders, and frames).
- File size: 6 MB or smaller.
How to resize images
You can use your computer's image editor or an online image resizer to resize the images. For example, you can use Preview on an Apple computer or Microsoft Photos on Windows.
Add your video watermark
This setting is available on a computer.