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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: Cut open

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.

23 of 48 templates · 1 built for cut open

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Templates

  1. Blank page template, 16:9
    Blank pageanything
  2. Robot template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    RobotAI · robotsAlso serves cut open
  3. Big Stakes template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Big Stakesmoney · challengesThe giant number is the cover without words.
  4. Clash template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Clashcomparisons · cheap vs expensiveNot built for cut open
  5. Neon Night template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Neon Nightgaming · techNot built for cut open
  6. Clutch template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Clutchgaming · clutch momentsNot built for cut open
  7. Loot Drop template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Loot Dropgaming · updatesNot built for cut open
  8. Boss Fight template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Boss Fightgaming · boss fightsNot built for cut open
  9. Rank Up template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Rank Upgaming · rankedThe two ranks are the cover without words.
  10. Survival template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Survivalgaming · survivalThe day count is the cover without words.
  11. First Contact template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    First Contactsci-fi · aliensNot built for cut open
  12. Mission Log template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Mission Logsci-fi · spaceNot built for cut open
  13. Warp Jump template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Warp Jumpsci-fi · spaceNot built for cut open
  14. Titans template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Titanssci-fi · battlesNot built for cut open
  15. Dragon template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Dragonfantasy · gamesNot built for cut open
  16. The Quest template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    The Questfantasy · adventuresNot built for cut open
  17. Spellcast template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Spellcastfantasy · magicNot built for cut open
  18. Portal template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Portalfantasy · short filmsNot built for cut open
  19. Light vs Dark template, 16:9: a real cover made with it
    Light vs Darkfantasy · versusNot built for cut open

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.