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JPG, PNG, WebP · paste with Ctrl+VPre-set for you: the crop box is locked to 16:9. Drag to frame, pull a corner to resize, then press Crop image. Need 4:3, 3:2 or a free crop? Use the full Image Cropper.
Common 16:9 sizes
| Use | Size in pixels |
|---|---|
| YouTube thumbnail | 1280 × 720 (minimum width 640) |
| Full HD slide, screen or banner | 1920 × 1080 |
| 4K wallpaper | 3840 × 2160 |
| Blog or article header (wide) | 1600 × 900 |
| Video title card | 1920 × 1080 |
All of these are the same 16:9 shape at different sizes, so one crop here can be resized to any of them afterwards.
How to crop to 16:9
- Drop a photo or screenshot in the box above.
- A 16:9 frame appears. Drag it over the area you want, and use the corner handles to include more or less.
- Press Crop image and check the size shown under the preview.
- Download it. For an exact size such as 1280 × 720, click Resize → in the next-step bar and type the width.
Tips for YouTube thumbnails and slides
- YouTube places the video length in the bottom-right corner of thumbnails, so keep text and faces away from it.
- Thumbnails are seen small on phones: crop tighter than you think, with one clear subject.
- Portrait phone photos lose a lot of height at 16:9. If the subject does not fit, try the 4:3 ratio in the full cropper instead.
- YouTube accepts thumbnails up to 2MB; if yours is larger, run it through the 200KB compressor.
Frequently asked questions
Is 16:9 the same as 1920 × 1080?
1920 × 1080 is one 16:9 size. 1280 × 720 and 3840 × 2160 are also 16:9; only the number of pixels differs.
Can I crop a vertical video frame to 16:9?
Yes, but you will keep only a horizontal strip of it. For vertical formats use the 9:16 crop.
Will the crop be blurry?
No. The crop keeps your original pixels. Blur only appears if you later enlarge a small crop.
Related tools
Every ratio, including free-form.
YouTube Thumbnail DownloaderSave a video’s current thumbnail for reference.
Image ResizerScale the crop to 1280 × 720 or 1920 × 1080.
More quick tools
Crop to 9:16Crop to squareShorts thumbnailsCompress to 200KBImage to AVIF