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Manage your YouTube channel’s basic info. Change your YouTube channel name and description. Translate YouTube channel name & description. Add links to your YouTube banner image.
You can manage basic info about your channel such as channel name and description, translations, and links.
Brand your YouTube channel's identity by updating your profile picture, channel banner, and video watermark. Change your YouTube profile picture. Add your YouTube video watermark.
Brand your YouTube channel's identity by updating your profile picture, channel banner, and video watermark.
After you've turned on YouTube channel customization options, follow the instructions to create a channel trailer for new visitors. Add channel sections to customize the layout on your YouTube channel.
You can customize the layout of your YouTube channel so that viewers see your channel trailer, featured video, and featured sections when they get to your channel homepage.
Customize you YouTube channel. Your YouTube
channel is where you can organize your video content for your audience.
You can customize your YouTube channel’s layout, branding, and basic info for your audience to explore.
You can have up to 10 sections on one YouTube channel. A section lets you group videos together to help your audience decide what to watch.
Feature changes for customizing your YouTube channel
Translated channel sections and vertical section layout will be discontinued July 15, 2020. We’re also redesigning featured channels to increase visibility on mobile. These features were rarely used and we’re removing them to simplify your experience, as well as focus on bringing channel customization to YouTube Studio later this year. Learn more.
How to change the YouTube channel icon. About the YouTube channel icon. The YouTube channel icon is a great way to make your YouTube channel more recognizable.
Your YouTube channel icon is your profile picture. It's the icon that displays to other viewers for your videos and channel on YouTube watch pages.
The default icon for your channel is the image associated with your Google Account. You can see this image in the top right corner of the page when you're signed in to YouTube and other Google services. If you want to change this image, you can modify it in your Google Account settings.
YouTube-channell art shows as a background or banner at the top of your page on YouTube. You can use it to brand your channel's identity and give your YouTube page a unique look and feel.
Note:
You can no longer edit your channel icon or channel art on mobile devices. Use a computer to follow the instructions below.
Channel art shows as a background or banner at the top of your YouTube page. You can use it to brand your channel's identity and give your page a unique look and feel.
Use the guidelines and examples below to set up your design. Keep in mind that channel art looks different on computer, mobile, and TV displays — larger images may be cropped. For the best results on all devices, we recommend uploading one 2560 x 1440 px image. See how channel art displays on different devices.
