# YouTube Thumbnail Design Prompt with Text Overlay

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Thumbnails (@library.thumbnails)](/@library.thumbnails.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: YouTube thumbnail
- AI keywords: thumbnail, portrait, photo
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
Acting as a professional graphics designer and a thumbnail designer, use the attached image to create a high-quality cinematic, attractive and bold Montserrat font text style for the caption.

The caption of the thumbnail is  ["{caption_text}"]. Make sure to use nice images for the blended background effects. My aspect ratio is 16:9
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{caption_text}` | caption_text | You Don't Need To Edit Anymore... AI is Here Now |

## About

A prompt for creating cinematic YouTube thumbnails using an uploaded image, specifying font style, caption text, and aspect ratio.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.thumbnails on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/youtube-thumbnail-design-prompt-with-text-overlay-0wj89r
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

## In collections

- [YouTube thumbnails](/youtube-thumbnails.md): Big faces, bold words, one idea per frame. (https://promptclay.com/youtube-thumbnails)
- [AI Design Prompts](/ai-design-prompts.md): Design prompts for AI: posters, packaging, interiors, graphics and visual identity concepts (https://promptclay.com/ai-design-prompts)
- [AI Portrait Prompts](/ai-portrait-prompts.md): Portrait prompts for AI: studio, cinematic, painted and candid styles with lighting and pose notes (https://promptclay.com/ai-portrait-prompts)
- [Thumbnail Prompts](/thumbnail-prompts.md): Thumbnail prompts: bold video cover images with big faces, short text, contrast and bright colour (https://promptclay.com/thumbnail-prompts)

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- [Youtube thumbnail prompts](/search.md?q=youtube+thumbnail) (https://promptclay.com/search?q=youtube+thumbnail)

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