Thumbnail Prompt Generator

Thumbnails win the click before the title does. This tool writes three thumbnail prompt styles — reaction, before/after and minimal — sized for 16:9 with room for text.

Results

Fill in the form and press Generate to see results here.

How to use the Thumbnail Prompt Generator

  1. Enter the video topic.
  2. Choose the emotion.
  3. Press Generate and review the results.
  4. Copy the option you like and edit it to match your voice.

Tip: Add your own text in an editor afterwards; AI models still struggle with lettering.

Examples

Input: saving $1000, excited

YouTube thumbnail, close-up of a excited person reacting to saving $1000…

Frequently asked questions

Which AI image tools work?

Any text-to-image tool, such as Midjourney, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion or Ideogram.

Why leave space for text?

Most strong thumbnails combine an image with 2–4 bold words.

What size is a YouTube thumbnail?

1280×720 pixels (16:9) is recommended.

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