Templates

YouTube thumbnail templates, rebuilt with your face

Every example below was generated by Fleekio with the same fictional person. Pick a layout and Fleekio rebuilds it around your face, your topic and your title.

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YouTube 16:9

16:9 · 1280 × 720
  • Center Stage: You, centered and facing the camera, with a short bold caption beside your head.

    Center Stage

    You, centered and facing the camera, with a short bold caption beside your head.

    With your face
  • Podcast: You at the microphone, moody studio light, a large caption on one side.

    Podcast

    You at the microphone, moody studio light, a large caption on one side.

    With your face
  • Podcast Countdown: A podcast scene with a big number or countdown, for list and ranking episodes.

    Podcast Countdown

    A podcast scene with a big number or countdown, for list and ranking episodes.

    With your face
  • Simple Text: No person: one strong title on a clean background, for when the idea is the hook.

    Simple Text

    No person: one strong title on a clean background, for when the idea is the hook.

    No face needed
  • Whiteboard: You point at a whiteboard where the key phrase or number is written in marker.

    Whiteboard

    You point at a whiteboard where the key phrase or number is written in marker.

    With your face
  • Text on image: A full-bleed photo tied to the topic, with a large caption and a gradient for contrast.

    Text on image

    A full-bleed photo tied to the topic, with a large caption and a gradient for contrast.

    No face needed
  • History: A cinematic historical scene: period setting, dramatic light, film grain.

    History

    A cinematic historical scene: period setting, dramatic light, film grain.

    With your face
  • Explainer: You next to a chart or a rising curve, with the striking number as text.

    Explainer

    You next to a chart or a rising curve, with the striking number as text.

    With your face
  • Object in Hand: A close shot of you holding the key object of the video toward the camera.

    Object in Hand

    A close shot of you holding the key object of the video toward the camera.

    With your face
  • Contextual Background: You placed in a setting that tells the story of the video.

    Contextual Background

    You placed in a setting that tells the story of the video.

    With your face
  • Before After: A split frame: the before state on the left, the after state on the right.

    Before After

    A split frame: the before state on the left, the after state on the right.

    No face needed
  • Multi POV: Several small views of you in a grid or filmstrip, telling a progression.

    Multi POV

    Several small views of you in a grid or filmstrip, telling a progression.

    With your face
  • Notifications: A stack of realistic app notifications carrying the hook of the video.

    Notifications

    A stack of realistic app notifications carrying the hook of the video.

    No face needed
  • Brain Rot Podcast: Chaotic meme energy: exaggerated expression, saturated colors, all-caps warning text.

    Brain Rot Podcast

    Chaotic meme energy: exaggerated expression, saturated colors, all-caps warning text.

    With your face
  • Gaming Card: You as a game character card, with stats, a rarity glow and item icons.

    Gaming Card

    You as a game character card, with stats, a rarity glow and item icons.

    With your face
  • Story Cards: Comic-style panels in sequence, with you reacting and one card highlighted.

    Story Cards

    Comic-style panels in sequence, with you reacting and one card highlighted.

    With your face
  • Floating Proof: You beside floating proof: a dashboard, an earnings figure, a result in bold.

    Floating Proof

    You beside floating proof: a dashboard, an earnings figure, a result in bold.

    With your face
  • Educational: An editorial look: you thoughtful, a headline-style caption with one word highlighted.

    Educational

    An editorial look: you thoughtful, a headline-style caption with one word highlighted.

    With your face

Vertical 9:16

9:16 · 1080 × 1920
  • Timeline: A vertical timeline of dates or steps under a bold title.

    Timeline

    A vertical timeline of dates or steps under a bold title.

    No face needed
  • Podcast: A vertical podcast frame: you at the microphone, a caption band across the middle.

    Podcast

    A vertical podcast frame: you at the microphone, a caption band across the middle.

    With your face
  • Holding Card: You hold a card or a phone screen toward the camera, showing the message.

    Holding Card

    You hold a card or a phone screen toward the camera, showing the message.

    With your face
  • Background: An immersive vertical image tied to the topic, with one strong caption.

    Background

    An immersive vertical image tied to the topic, with one strong caption.

    No face needed
  • Simple Text: Large stacked text on a flat background, high contrast, no person.

    Simple Text

    Large stacked text on a flat background, high contrast, no person.

    No face needed
  • 3D Interface: Futuristic 3D panels floating in dark space around one central message.

    3D Interface

    Futuristic 3D panels floating in dark space around one central message.

    No face needed
  • Movie Poster: Movie poster key art: you lit like a film character against a dramatic backdrop.

    Movie Poster

    Movie poster key art: you lit like a film character against a dramatic backdrop.

    With your face
  • Action Scene: You mid-movement, with motion blur, a dramatic angle and cinematic grading.

    Action Scene

    You mid-movement, with motion blur, a dramatic angle and cinematic grading.

    With your face
  • Lying Down: A top-down shot of you lying among objects arranged around the topic.

    Lying Down

    A top-down shot of you lying among objects arranged around the topic.

    With your face
  • Big Action: You small against a huge dramatic scene, for a strong sense of scale.

    Big Action

    You small against a huge dramatic scene, for a strong sense of scale.

    With your face
  • Floating Object: One hero object floating in dramatic light, with a bold price or figure.

    Floating Object

    One hero object floating in dramatic light, with a bold price or figure.

    No face needed
  • Background Split: A background split into two contrasting scenes, with you on the dividing line.

    Background Split

    A background split into two contrasting scenes, with you on the dividing line.

    With your face
  • Text On Image: A vertical photo background with a large caption and a readability gradient.

    Text On Image

    A vertical photo background with a large caption and a readability gradient.

    No face needed
  • Object in Hand: A vertical close-up of your hand presenting the key object to the camera.

    Object in Hand

    A vertical close-up of your hand presenting the key object to the camera.

    With your face

Faceless

16:9 · 1280 × 720
  • Faceless POV: First-person view: hands doing the key action, no face, a bold caption.

    Faceless POV

    First-person view: hands doing the key action, no face, a bold caption.

    No face needed
  • Split Text: A strong grid: a large text block on one side, a supporting image on the other.

    Split Text

    A strong grid: a large text block on one side, a supporting image on the other.

    No face needed
  • Double Focus Arrow: Two objects linked by a bold arrow, to show cause and effect.

    Double Focus Arrow

    Two objects linked by a bold arrow, to show cause and effect.

    No face needed
  • Foreground Focus: A sharp macro object in the foreground, blurred context behind, a short caption.

    Foreground Focus

    A sharp macro object in the foreground, blurred context behind, a short caption.

    No face needed
  • Center Object Text: A hero object in the center, with the text wrapped around or behind it.

    Center Object Text

    A hero object in the center, with the text wrapped around or behind it.

    No face needed
  • Skewed Hero Text: A huge skewed 3D headline as the main subject, in dramatic perspective.

    Skewed Hero Text

    A huge skewed 3D headline as the main subject, in dramatic perspective.

    No face needed
  • Subject Circle Highlight: The key detail circled in marker with a zoom inset, investigation style.

    Subject Circle Highlight

    The key detail circled in marker with a zoom inset, investigation style.

    No face needed
  • Left Text Object: Text on the left third, the hero object on the right, in complementary colors.

    Left Text Object

    Text on the left third, the hero object on the right, in complementary colors.

    No face needed
  • Split Compare: Two objects or states side by side, labeled, with a VS divider.

    Split Compare

    Two objects or states side by side, labeled, with a VS divider.

    No face needed

How templates work

Not a file to edit. A layout the AI rebuilds.

  1. 01

    Pick a layout

    Choose the composition that fits your video: reaction, comparison, list, proof, story.

  2. 02

    Add your face and topic

    Fleekio uses your avatar photos and your video (a link, a transcript or a brief) so the thumbnail matches what you actually say.

  3. 03

    Generate and refine

    Get variants, then edit one area, change your expression or rewrite the text without starting over.

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Template questions

Are these YouTube thumbnail templates free?

Browsing them is free. Generating a thumbnail from a template uses one of your 10 trial credits, then the Creator plan at €10 per month. Each image runs on your own AI API key and is billed at cost by your provider.

Can I open a template in Canva or Photoshop?

No. A Fleekio template is not a layered file: it is a layout that the AI reproduces with your face and your topic. You adjust the result in Fleekio's editor, or download the image and finish it anywhere.

Do I have to show my face?

No. The faceless templates work without a person, and several YouTube and vertical layouts use only text or objects.

What size do the templates export?

16:9 templates export at 1280 × 720 and vertical ones at 1080 × 1920, for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok covers.

Who is the person in the examples?

A fictional person invented for this demo library. None of these images shows a real person.

Pick a layout, make it yours

Fleekio rebuilds any layout around your face, your topic and your title, on your own AI API key.

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