Turn a permitted portrait or product photo and your video title into a polished 16:9 thumbnail. Nano Banana Pro balances the subject, scene, and readable headline, then lets you refine the text position with a focused follow-up edit.
Example results — your generated image will appear here
See how a short title, one clear focal subject, and deliberate placement create thumbnails that remain understandable at feed size.
“Create a bright 16:9 YouTube thumbnail for a morning-routine video. Show one energized creator holding an alarm clock on the right third. Render '5AM RESET' exactly once as a very large two-line headline on the left. Use warm morning light, natural skin tones, strong separation, safe margins, and no extra text, logo, or watermark.”
“Create a premium 16:9 technology review thumbnail. Preserve the uploaded reviewer and unbranded headphones. Put the reviewer on the left and the product on the right. Render 'WORTH IT?' exactly once in large white type across the upper-right safe area. Use a dark red studio background, crisp product edges, and no extra text or watermark.”
“Create a photorealistic 16:9 travel thumbnail featuring one permitted traveler at a turquoise alpine lake. Place the traveler on the left third and preserve the landscape. Render 'SECRET LAKE' exactly once in bold white type on a restrained dark backing shape in the right safe area. Keep natural colors and add no logo or watermark.”
“Create a dynamic 16:9 gaming challenge thumbnail in an original futuristic arena with no recognizable game IP. Put one excited creator on the right and the action on the left. Render 'ONE LIFE' exactly once in very large amber type across the upper-left safe area. Keep the face sharp and add no extra text, logo, or watermark.”
Build the first version from a reference and title, then revise placement without rewriting the entire creative direction.
Add a clear photo of the person or product you have permission to use. A sharp, well-lit reference helps preserve recognizable details.
Keep the headline short, quote it exactly in the prompt, and name the intended side, safe area, type style, and contrast.
Select Nano Banana Pro, choose the 16:9 aspect ratio, and generate a thumbnail with one clear subject and readable visual hierarchy.
Use the generated image as the next edit input and request one precise change, such as moving the headline higher while preserving everything else.
Copy and Adapt
Start with a task-specific prompt, replace the bracketed details, and keep the exact title short enough to read on mobile.
Create a polished 16:9 YouTube thumbnail using the uploaded creator photo as the identity reference. Preserve the face, hairstyle, skin tone, and expression. Place the creator on the [left/right] third with clean edge separation. Render '[SHORT VIDEO TITLE]' exactly once in a large bold sans-serif on the opposite side, inside the safe area. Use high contrast and no extra text, logo, or watermark.
Create a premium 16:9 YouTube product-review thumbnail from the uploaded product image. Preserve the product's shape, color, materials, and identifying details without inventing a logo. Place the product on the [left/right] and render '[SHORT VERDICT]' exactly once in very large high-contrast type on the opposite side. Keep the composition uncluttered, with no extra words or watermark.
Edit only the headline placement in this thumbnail. Move '[EXACT HEADLINE]' to the [upper-left/upper-right/lower-left/lower-right] safe area and keep generous padding from every edge. Preserve the subject, background, crop, colors, lighting, wording, typography, and all other details exactly. Do not add or remove any text.
Edit only the readability of '[EXACT HEADLINE]'. Keep the wording and position unchanged. Increase the type size, simplify it to a bold sans-serif, and add restrained contrast behind the letters so the title is clear at small thumbnail size. Preserve the subject, scene, crop, lighting, and colors. Add no extra text, logo, or watermark.
Give Nano Banana explicit constraints for the parts viewers need to understand in a split second.
Quote the title exactly, limit it to a few words, and specify large type, strong contrast, and no extra copy to reduce visual noise.
Upload the first result and ask to move only the headline while locking the subject, crop, colors, wording, and typography.
Choose a widescreen ratio from the start and keep faces, products, and titles inside practical safe areas away from the edges.
Use permitted creator or product images and tell the model which identity, color, material, and silhouette details must remain unchanged.
Direct attention with a single expressive subject, controlled background detail, crisp edges, and an intentional left-right hierarchy.
Revise one variable at a time—placement, type size, contrast, crop, or background—to keep follow-up edits predictable.
Adapt the same reference-plus-title workflow to common creator and business content without falling back to a generic template.
Pair a recognizable expression with a short promise, challenge, or outcome and leave enough space for the face to read clearly.
Preserve the product silhouette and materials, then separate it from a clean studio scene with a concise verdict headline.
Combine a strong environmental moment with one focused subject and keep the title away from important scene details.
Answers about uploads, titles, 16:9 output, text readability, and follow-up placement edits.
Upload a permitted photo of your creator or product, enter a prompt with the exact short video title, choose 16:9, and generate with Nano Banana Pro. State the subject side, headline side, safe margins, type style, and unwanted elements.
It can render short headline text, but every result should be reviewed. Quote the wording exactly, use only a few words, request large high-contrast type, and reject extra copy. Regenerate or refine any misspelling before publishing.
Use the first result as the next edit input. Ask to move only the exact headline to a named safe area while preserving the wording, typography, subject, background, crop, colors, and lighting. The placement prompt above is ready to copy.
Yes. Upload images you own or have permission to use. For people, specify the facial and identity details to preserve. For products, lock the shape, color, materials, proportions, and genuine identifying details.
Generate in a 16:9 landscape ratio. Before publishing, export according to YouTube's current thumbnail requirements and check that important faces, products, and words remain visible at small feed size.
This page starts with Nano Banana Pro because the task combines reference-image fidelity, composition, and short text rendering. The selector still exposes all general image models so you can compare available options.
Upload a permitted subject, add a short title, and generate a 16:9 concept you can refine with focused placement edits.
