Discord banner maker, profile and server.

A Discord banner maker builds the wide picture at the top of your profile or across the top of your server's channel list. Discord has two different banners with different rules, so the first choice is the size. This tool offers both, draws the guides Discord gives, lets you add text and pictures, and saves a PNG or JPG at the size you pick, or an animated GIF when you start from a GIF. The numbers below come from Discord's own help pages, checked on 18 October 2026.

The official sizes and limits

Sources: Custom Profiles and Server Banners, both checked 18 Oct 2026. One more note: Discord's Per-Server Profiles page gives 600 x 240 as the recommended minimum for a profile banner, which differs from the 680 x 240 on the Custom Profiles page. The tool follows the larger number, so a banner made here meets both.

How to make your banner

1. Under Size, choose Profile banner, 1360 x 480 or Server banner, 960 x 540 (recommended). The two profile choices are the same shape; 1360 x 480 is twice the minimum, so it stays sharp.
2. Pick a gradient under Background, or press Use your picture or GIF and set Darken and Zoom.
3. Click the text on the banner and type in the Text box. Drag it where you want it, or use the arrow keys.
4. Add a logo or a second picture with + Picture or logo, or more lines with + Text.
5. Check the guides and the small previews under the banner, choose File, and press Download the banner.

The guides

For a server banner the tool shades the top 48 px strip. Discord says to keep the top 48 px of the file fairly simple, so the server name is easy to read there. That is 48 of 540 rows, or 8.9% of the height, so at 1920 x 1080 the same share is 96 px. A yellow note appears if text reaches into the strip. For a profile banner Discord gives no keep-clear area, so the guide is a plain thirds grid that helps you line things up. It is a layout aid, not a Discord rule. The guides show only on screen and never in the saved file. Untick Show the guides to see the banner clean.

Discord also advises avoiding a logo or text inside a server banner, because the server name already sits over it. Key art, a character or subtle background art works better. You can still add text here, and for a profile banner there is no such advice, but keep it in mind for a server.

Animated GIF banners

Discord allows an animated GIF for a profile banner (Nitro) and for a server at Boosting Level 3. For a server the GIF plays for 5 seconds when the server loads, then pauses, and it does not animate when the person has reduced motion on. To make one, press Use your picture or GIF and choose an animated GIF, put your text and pictures on top, set File to GIF and press Download the banner. The text and pictures stay still while the GIF moves behind them.

The GIF is saved at the smaller size, 680 x 240 for a profile or 960 x 540 for a server, with up to 300 frames and 256 colours. After saving, the tool tells you the size. A profile banner must be under 10 MB, so a long or busy GIF may be too big; use a shorter clip or a smaller GIF. For a server banner Discord states no size limit.

PNG or JPG, and the size limit

PNG keeps flat colours and sharp text clean. JPG is smaller for photos. For a profile banner the tool keeps the file under 10 MB: a PNG that would be larger is saved as a JPG, and a JPG has its quality lowered step by step until it fits. For a server banner no limit is applied, since Discord does not state one.

Tips before you upload

• After you upload a profile banner, Discord shows a crop window. Move the picture there until the important part is inside, or press Skip to crop with the default settings.
• Large, simple text reads best. Small text will be hard to read on a phone.
• Use the same colours as your avatar so your profile looks like one piece.
• Make sure you own the pictures you use, or that they are licensed for it.

For a channel header, try the YouTube banner maker. To shrink a video for Discord's upload limit, see the Discord video compressor, and to make a GIF from a clip, use the GIF maker.