YouTube Shorts cover size — 1080 × 1920 px
Vertical, same as a Reel or a TikTok cover.
Drop an image here or click to choose a file
It is centre-cropped and resized to exactly 1080 × 1920 px in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
YouTube Shorts cover specifications
Vertical, same as a Reel or a TikTok cover.
Why the exact size matters
When you upload something bigger than the platform expects, it is resized on their servers — usually with a fast algorithm that softens edges and introduces artefacts around text. Resizing to the exact pixel dimensions first means the platform has nothing to change, and what you approved is what appears.
The tool above centre-crops to 9:16 and then scales to exactly 1080 × 1920. If your source has an important element near an edge, crop it yourself with the image cropper first.
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YouTube Shorts cover — FAQ
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