For most people that’s likely to be a simple snapshot. Your thumbnail would most likely include an element pulled from the video itself.

Upload and edit your own snapshots for a thumbnail that captures your video’s best moments Post comments, tag your team members, leave feedback, share designs, and resolve suggestions all within the Canva editor. And with Canva, you can keep your creativity flowing and invite team members to collaborate on your YouTube thumbnail in real-time. Your YouTube thumbnail is the first thing your audience sees before watching your video. Canva lets you create a stunning video cover for your masterpiece with readily available and professionally designed templates that even non-designers can tweak and make their own using Canva’s easy drag-and-drop interface.

So the last thing you want when you’re just bursting to get that video out is to skimp on attending to that one tiny but important detail.īut even if you’re in a rush to get that video out, you won’t have to sacrifice the effectiveness of your thumbnail.

It acts as the face of your video and in no small part determines whether your video will be watched or not. There’s a reason why one of the perks of having an official YouTube channel is getting to upload your own thumbnail. Take advantage of professionally designed YouTube thumbnail templates