{"article":{"id":32913712749588,"url":"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/32913712749588.json","html_url":"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/32913712749588-Designing-Your-Series-Episode-Thumbnails-Sizes-Guidelines-and-Help","author_id":417230893052,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":6,"vote_sum":8,"vote_count":10,"section_id":42846173709716,"created_at":"2024-12-10T02:37:47Z","updated_at":"2026-07-23T21:38:36Z","name":"Designing Your Series & Episode Thumbnails - Sizes, Guidelines, and Help","title":"Designing Your Series & Episode Thumbnails - Sizes, Guidelines, and Help","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-07-22T20:39:40Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":1051851,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<h3 id=\"h_01K8Y1H432B4A71WZVG435MD0N\">Series Thumbnails - Square &amp; Vertical</h3><p>Series Thumbnails are used to help readers discover your series on the WEBTOON app and website.</p><p>Creators need to upload a <strong>Square and Vertical</strong> Series Thumbnail in order to publish their series.</p><h4 id=\"h_01K8Y1H6Y4G16K32G2JKBBH4DB\">Square Series Thumbnails</h4><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"efaf2247f3209da8b02c2286e49b9db6a\">Image size must be 1080x1080.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e22b6432408b0ce69067a22aa7167eabd\">Image must be less than 500KB.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e6d7e115c2e7f4095f29e9f6f38076f14\">Only JPG, JPEG, and PNG formats are allowed.</li>\n</ul><p>Pro tip: To stay within the file size limit, consider adjusting the image quality! e.g. Photoshop &gt; Save for Web &gt; Change the Quality to 80% (up to 60%)</p><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 1596/1664;\" src=\"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/51677738101012\" alt=\"Square Thumbnail update EN.png\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1664\"></figure><p> </p><h4 id=\"h_01K8Y1NPGE5E4JP7ZENTDR1857\">Vertical Series Thumbnails</h4><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ec03fb7534e810715ca8795e0945af255\">Image size must be 1080x1920.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea89673d81f0519639dbd063e7272dcae\">Image must be less than 700KB.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"efcb35269a57a0e6cdf37413cb3540179\">Only JPG, JPEG, and PNG formats are allowed.</li>\n</ul><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 1596/1172;\" src=\"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/51677738104340\" alt=\"Vertical Thumbnail Update EN_1.png\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1172\"></figure><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 1590/988;\" src=\"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/51677715047956\" alt=\"Vertical Thumbnail Update EN_2.png\" width=\"1590\" height=\"988\"></figure><p> </p><h4 id=\"h_01K8Y1VH78Y8QPPYT3P2YQEWSR\">Editing Series Thumbnails</h4><p>Series Thumbnails may be edited at any time. </p><p>To edit your series thumbnail:</p><ol>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e314ee1b6fc05eb8930afdb89e83907af\">Navigate to your Dashboard on the WEBTOON website.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ecf3131ec478abcc9f4e4dc65625c760b\">Choose the series you wish to edit, and select ‘Manage Series.’</li>\n</ol><hr><h3 id=\"h_01K8Y1W8GNYJX3EW0X56641TRN\">Episode Thumbnails </h3><p>Episode Thumbnails appear next to each episode on your series’ ‘Manage Series’ page.</p><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e1858c3f602d6be134ff72a96691e65af\">Recommended size is 202x142px and the image must be less than 500KB.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb77d47edf6762887b2cacfe94115c820\">Only JPG, JPEG, and PNG formats are allowed.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e8fdc1a141c1c681a9123fc2c52e84028\">File name can only be in English letters and numbers.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"edc330e7b79f484907d9b018c6997454d\">Images uploaded in 160×151px before 2025 will be shown in 202x142px.</li>\n</ul><p>If you’re returning to WEBTOON after a break, and have not previously updated the size of your episode thumbnails, you may notice differences in how your episode thumbnails appear.</p><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 1596/1172;\" src=\"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/51677738104340\" alt=\"Vertical Thumbnail Update EN_1.png\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1172\"></figure><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 600/633;\" src=\"https://webtooncanvas.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/51677738105748\" alt=\"CANVAS Zendesk Episode Thumbnails Example.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"633\"></figure><p> </p><h4 id=\"h_01K8Y1WT56HJ3B6E3DZ3XBWRQM\">Editing Episode Thumbnails</h4><p>Episode Thumbnails may be edited at any time.</p><p>To edit your Episode Thumbnails:</p><ol>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea1f8b68ff05851c8007bf62f2f1b6c19\">Navigate to your Dashboard. </li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e0e359d6f401cd04f0738e76947a24057\">Find the series you wish to edit, and select ‘Manage Episode.’</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e0575b5f55b9675eefebeaf4966084217\">Find the episode you want to update and click ‘Edit.’</li>\n</ol>","user_segment_ids":[]}}