Question 1

What is a Twitter banner?

Accepted Answer

A Twitter banner is a horizontal background image that you can customize on your profile page. It's much larger than your personal profile image, so you can use it to communicate with your followers. You can set the tone of your tweets, capture aspects of your personality, make a statement, or even showcase some of your interests in the banner. If you're tweeting for a business or an organization, you can also use it to display your logo or a representative image.

Question 2

How do I make a Twitter banner?

Accepted Answer

Creating a Twitter banner is easy. Navigate to Shutterstock Editor, and choose "Twitter banner" from the template menu. Scroll through the available templates until you find one you like. Click on the Text editor on the toolbar on the left side of the page if you would like to add text to your Twitter banner. Use the Elements icon to add shapes or custom emojis, then browse the Shutterstock image library by clicking the Search icon. Once you find the image you want to pair with your template, position the image how you want it in the banner, license the image by clicking "remove watermark," and then download the finalized banner.

Question 3

What size is a Twitter banner?

Accepted Answer

Your Twitter banner should be 1,500 pixels wide by 500 pixels tall, and it shouldn't be larger than 2 Mb. Keep in mind that your profile photo will appear over your banner in the lower-left corner. This overlay will cover the left 25 percent of your banner's width and approximately half of the banner's height. Be sure that you don't include important details in your banner in this part of the image. If you have an existing photo you want to use as a Twitter banner, you can resize using Shutterstock Editor: 1. Click Create New on this page. 2. Choose Twitter banner as your Canvas size. 3. Log in or create a free Shutterstock account if asked. 4. Add your image to Shutterstock Editor by clicking File -> Upload images… 5. Select your image and reposition it if necessary. 6. Download the resized cover photo and upload it to Twitter.

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