Twitter Header Generator

Design a Twitter (X) header in your browser - no Photoshop, no sign-up.

Pick a template, type your headline and add your logo, while the profile-photo guide shows what stays visible. One design exports to X, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook sizes. Styling a post instead? Try the Tweet to Image Converter.

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How to Make a Twitter Header

  1. Pick a template. Start from one of 9 original templates, or the blank canvas.
  2. Write your text. Add a headline, a tagline and your handle or website. The text resizes itself to fit.
  3. Style it. Change the background, pattern, font and colours, add your logo, and check the profile-photo guide.
  4. Download. Export 1500 x 500 for X as PNG, JPG or WebP, or grab the X, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook sizes in one ZIP.

Using a photo you shot on your phone? Straighten and crop it first with the Image Cropper, then drop it on the preview.

Twitter Header Size and Safe Zones

The X header is 1500 × 500 pixels.

That 3:1 strip gets trimmed on phones, and your profile photo covers its bottom-left corner. Here is what each network asks for at the time of writing:

NetworkSizeRatioMax fileWatch out for
X (Twitter) header1500 × 5003:15 MBProfile photo bottom-left, phones trim top and bottom
LinkedIn banner1584 × 3964:18 MBProfile photo covers the left side
YouTube banner2560 × 144016:96 MBOnly the middle 1546 × 423 shows on every device
Facebook cover1640 × 624about 2.6:1-Phones crop the left and right sides

The guides in the preview follow these rules, so you can switch tabs and check each version. Need a profile picture to match? The Social Media Image Resizer has square avatar sizes for every network.

Tips for a Header People Remember

Say one thing

A headline of 3 to 6 words reads at a glance. Put the detail in the tagline or your bio.

Mind the photo

Right-aligned text never hides behind your avatar - it is the safest layout for X and LinkedIn.

Keep the contrast

On busy photos, darken the background a little and switch on the text shadow.

Use your brand colours

Pull exact colours from your logo with the Image Color Picker and paste them in.

Finished the header? Turn your best post into a shareable card with Tweet to Image, or give your bio some style with the Twitter Font Generator.

Frequently Asked Questions

X recommends 1500 × 500 pixels (a 3:1 ratio) as a JPG, PNG or GIF under 5 MB. That is the default size here.

X shows the header smaller on screen and trims the top and bottom on phones, so keep your text inside the dashed safe box in the preview.

On the bottom-left. The circle in the preview marks that spot, and you can upload your own photo to see the real result (it is never exported).

The Right text layout keeps everything clear of it. Need a round, cropped avatar too? Try the Image Cropper.

X recompresses every upload. Text-heavy headers stay sharpest as PNG, while photo backgrounds usually look better and smaller as JPG.

Cropping happens on phones and in narrow windows. If your text sits inside the dashed box, it stays visible everywhere.

Yes. Open Background, choose Photo and upload or drop an image. You can zoom, move, darken and blur it so the text stays readable.

If the photo is small, it gets stretched - the tool warns you and you can enlarge it first with the Image Upscaler.

Yes. Switch the size tabs above the preview and the layout adapts to each network, including its photo position and safe area.

Press All 4 sizes (ZIP) to download every version at once. For other networks, use the Social Media Image Resizer.

Open your profile, press Edit profile, tap the camera icon on the header, pick the file you downloaded, adjust it and press Apply, then Save.

It is free, with no sign-up and no watermark. Your header is drawn in your browser - your photos and logo never leave your device.

Saved designs stay in your browser too, so they are there next time you visit.

Guides & Tutorials

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Tutorial How to Download GIFs from Any Website - The Complete Guide Read the guide Comparison PNG vs JPG: Which Image Format Should You Actually Use? Read the guide Optimization How to Reduce Image File Size Without Losing Quality Read the guide