Universal Base Prompt (1280×720)

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YouTube thumbnail, 1280x720 pixels, 16:9 aspect ratio, highly clickable style, bold and eye-catching, dramatic cinematic lighting, vibrant contrasting colors, large bold sans-serif text at the top and bottom, shocked or excited facial expression on main subject, red arrows or circles highlighting key elements, trending YouTube thumbnail style 2025, high detail, sharp focus, professional graphic design —ar 16:9 —v 6 —stylize 250 —q 2

Customizable Template

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[Main subject] + [dramatic emotion], [background scene], YouTube thumbnail 1280x720, ultra-clickable style, shocked/excited expression, huge bold white text with black outline “[TOP TEXT]” at top, yellow text “[BOTTOM TEXT]” at bottom, red circle/arrow pointing to [key thing], bright neon colors, high contrast, trending 2025 style, cinematic lighting —ar 16:9

Ready-to-Use Examples

Gaming Thumbnail

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Angry gamer screaming with mouth wide open, RGB keyboard exploding with sparks, red and purple neon lighting, huge bold text “I BROKE THE GAME” with black outline, smaller yellow text “world record gone wrong”, red arrows pointing to face, YouTube thumbnail 1280x720, ultra clickable, high contrast —ar 16:9

Beauty / Transformation

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Close-up beautiful woman half-face before vs after makeup, shocked expression, bright pink and teal, huge text “I tried the VIRAL filter” with black outline, yellow text “in real life…”, red circle around eye, YouTube thumbnail style —ar 16:9

Reaction / Drama

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Two celebrities side by side with cracked background, red VS logo, both shocked, text “HE ACTUALLY SAID THIS” and “live on stream…”, red arrows, yellow emojis, high contrast YouTube thumbnail 1280x720 —ar 16:9

Tutorial / How-To

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Person pointing at camera with excited face, huge question mark background, bold text “Do THIS to fix it in 5 seconds”, smaller text “99% don’t know this”, bright blue and yellow, red circle around finger, YouTube thumbnail style —ar 16:9