Twitch Offline Banner Size: 1920 × 1080 at 16:9
Updated September 2026 · By Joseph Pugliese, founder of Linklay
Last verified: September 7, 2026
A 1920 × 1080 pixel 16:9 canvas is the current practical standard for the Twitch offline screen, which Twitch calls the video player banner. This is a separate asset from the 1200 × 480 channel profile banner.
Quick answer
Use 1920 × 1080 px at 16:9 for a Twitch offline/video-player banner. Twitch’s Help Center documents the video-player-banner surface, while current 2026 references corroborate 1920 × 1080 as the production size; preview the live offline channel because interface overlays can change.
At a glance
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Practical production size | 1920 × 1080 px |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Twitch surface name | Video player banner |
| Different from profile banner | Yes; profile banner is 1200 × 480 |
| Source status | Corroborated production target; current Help text names the surface but does not expose the pixel number in the crawl used here |
What should you use?
The offline banner fills the player area when a channel is not live, so it has room for information that would be cramped in the thin profile banner. A simple next-stream time, channel name and one secondary social destination can work well here.
How Twitch handles this
Keep important text away from the bottom edge because player controls or status UI can overlap the image. The exact overlay can change by device, so use generous margins rather than a pixel-perfect “safe zone” that may become outdated.
Practical guidance
Twitch's Help Center documents how to upload and remove the video player banner, but it does not publish a pixel dimension for it. Multiple current 2026 references agree on 1920 × 1080, so treat that as the practical standard rather than a value quoted directly from Twitch.
Sources and verification
Verified against Twitch Help and Social Toolshed on September 7, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size should a Twitch offline banner be?
1920 × 1080 pixels at 16:9 is the current practical production standard.
What does Twitch call the offline banner?
Twitch calls it the video player banner.
Is the offline banner the same as the Twitch profile banner?
No. The profile banner is a separate 1200 × 480 asset.
Where should I put important text?
Keep it away from the extreme bottom and edges where player UI can overlap the image.
Sources
- Twitch Help, Channel Page Setup https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/channel-page-setup?language=en_US
- Social Toolshed, Twitch offline banner size, checked July 2026 https://www.socialtoolshed.com/twitch/offline-banner-size