Editable Thumbnails for YouTube Shorts: A Quick Guide

Learn how to edit thumbnails for your YouTube Shorts directly from the app. Select a frame, add text, and customize your short's preview.

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Up until recently you were only able to select thumbnails for shorts while uploading now you can also edit short thumbnails in your main YouTube app by navigating to your shorts click edit and select the pen icon scrub through the short to find a frame that you want to use then add text in the size font and color that is fitting make sure to save your changes subscribe for more YouTube updates

Martin Koytek

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Martin Koytek

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Producer of the kw.media YouTube tutorials and point of contact for YouTube consulting, courses and creator support.

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