How to add a banner
(Edit: A few images in this guide will look different to how your sub looks - reddit changed the look of redesign in Jan 2020)
How to add a banner
You need to be on desktop to be able to upload a banner to your subreddit - what you can do on mobile in app is very limited. You could try desktop mode in your mobile browser, but desktop is better.
- How to add a banner in redesign, you can also refer to our guide on design in redesign.
- How to add a banner in old reddit The CSS snippet used is from here. ( Intro to CSS )
If you already have CSS added you may just need to tweek it - change the link to the image, and size.
How to make a banner
You can either make one from scratch or use found images.
Make sure you have the copyright or permission to use the images. Sites like freepik offer some free to use images if you give credit, for example.
Recommended image sizes:
For old.reddit
PNG or JPG only.
There's no limit on banner dimensions for old.reddit, and banners can look different on different size screens (users could be using anything from i-pads to ultra wide screens). You can change how your banner displays by editing your sub's CSS.
It's suggested old.reddit banners generally be wide and short.
Stick anything important towards the left, unless you plan to center the banner with css, as old reddit automatically aligns banners to the left. This means if using a small screen, the right might get cut off. Another option is using a design that would look OK if it started to tile horizontally.
Look here to see how a 2560x200 banner looks on a couple of different screen sizes.
u/3dsf's tall banner recommendation
For redesign
Stick anything important in the center as redesign automatically centers the banner. For smaller screens both ends will start to be cut off.
I tend to make 4000 x 208 banners.
Reddit help - style guideHow do banners work?
Useful links
Resources:
Image / Drawing Editors
Paid:
Free:
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Or if you subreddit meets the requirements at r/bannerrequest, request a banner, or other subreddit graphics there.
This guide was originally made for r/bannerrequest by me and u/juulh
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Posted Oct 17, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC · edited