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48 YouTube thumbnail & Reels cover templates · from 2 credits a cover

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Make your cover in it.

Each one comes in both formats. Choose the frame you want to start from: the wide one for YouTube, the tall one for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. You can switch later.

16:9 YouTube9:16 Shorts, Reels, TikTok
MoodAnyCosyEnergeticDramaticMinimalPlayfulLuxuryMysteriousRetroCleanCandid
Takes your photoNo words
Hook: The correction

The catch the cover is built around. Templates built for it come first; none are hidden.

AnyThe payoffShow the best second of the video before they click.Out of placeOne ordinary thing where it should not be.The big numberOne figure so large (or small) it stops the scroll.The tiny detailSomething too small to make out, marked.Before and afterTwo states of one thing, split by a hard cut.Head to headTwo things and a verdict still to come.The correctionA claim struck through and the truth written over it.Too strong to be trueAn absolute claim, with a footnote that admits the twist.The unfinished sentenceA line that stops just before the answer.Cut openThe inside of something nobody has seen.The questionOne short question that promises a verdict.Where does it landA ranking the viewer wants to argue with.

18 of 48 templates · 1 built for the correction

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Templates

  1. Blank page template, 16:9
    Blank pageanything
  2. Game Over template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Game Overgaming · failsAlso serves the correction
  3. Sticker Pop template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Sticker Popchallenges · reviewsNot built for the correction
  4. Big Stakes template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Big Stakesmoney · challengesThe giant number is the cover without words.
  5. Reaction template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Reactionreactions · foodNot built for the correction
  6. Clash template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Clashcomparisons · cheap vs expensiveNot built for the correction
  7. Then → Now template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Then → Nowrestorations · makeoversNot built for the correction
  8. Red Arrow template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Red Arrowmysteries · travelNot built for the correction
  9. Clutch template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Clutchgaming · clutch momentsNot built for the correction
  10. Rank Up template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Rank Upgaming · rankedThe two ranks are the cover without words.
  11. Survival template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Survivalgaming · survivalThe day count is the cover without words.
  12. Speedrun template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Speedrungaming · speedrunsThe time is the cover without words.
  13. Warp Jump template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Warp Jumpsci-fi · spaceNot built for the correction
  14. Titans template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Titanssci-fi · battlesNot built for the correction
  15. Dragon template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Dragonfantasy · gamesNot built for the correction
  16. Spellcast template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Spellcastfantasy · magicNot built for the correction
  17. The Moment template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    The Momentexperiments · challengesNot built for the correction
  18. Versus template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Versuscomparisons · reviewsNot built for the correction
  19. The Ranking template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    The Rankingtier lists · rankingsThe tier letters are the cover without words.

What the templates are for

Each template is a finished design: the layout, the type and the colours are set, in 16:9 for YouTube and 9:16 for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. You bring the title, and a photo when the template takes one.

Bold
Loud colour, giant words and big shapes, for videos that have to win at a glance: reactions, versus matches, glow-ups, the one thing circled in red.
Gaming
Boss fights, loot drops, rank-ups, speedrun timers, day counters and game-over moments, drawn the way gaming covers look.
Sci-fi
Alien craft, robots, holograms, warp jumps and the year 3000: for science fiction, space, technology and any video about the future.
Fantasy
Dragons, quests, portals, spells, treasure maps and hoards: for fantasy, adventures, stories and games.
Classic
Quieter, editorial designs, each built on one idea: a big number, a before and after, a correction, a ranking, a front page, a tiny detail circled, the best second frozen. They suit almost any subject.

Want a cover that is only the picture? Show the templates that work without words. The others keep their words, because there the words are the design.

Not sure which to pick? Choose a hook on the shelf, the promise your cover should make, and the templates built for it come first.