CS2 Thumbnails
Noob vs pro, aces and big kill games, smoke and aim guides, knife tier lists, Premier rating climbs and Faceit level 10. Pick a Counter-Strike 2 thumbnail below, open it as a template, put your player in and change anything by typing.
Use thisNoob vs ProCS2 thumbnail · Challenges
Use thisAceCS2 thumbnail · Challenges
Use thisSmoke GuideCS2 thumbnail · Guides
Use thisKnife Tier ListCS2 thumbnail · Skins
Use thisPremier ClimbCS2 thumbnail · Ranked
Use thisBefore and AfterCS2 thumbnail · Guides
Use this33 Kill GameCS2 thumbnail · Challenges
Use thisFree KnifeCS2 thumbnail · Skins
Use thisAim GuideCS2 thumbnail · Guides
Use thisDay 1 vs Day 100CS2 thumbnail · Ranked
Use thisBest SettingsCS2 thumbnail · Guides
Use thisFaceit Level 10CS2 thumbnail · Ranked
That's all 12 CS2 layouts. Every one opens in the studio, ready to edit.
Make your own
Turn your video into a CS2 thumbnail
Paste your YouTube link. We pull your current thumbnail so you can remake it with your avatar and one sentence.
What works
What makes a good CS2 thumbnail?
Sun and sandstone
The CS2 thumbnails that get clicked lean on the bright desert maps: warm stone walls, archways and hard sunlight. It reads as Counter-Strike before anyone reads a word.
Put the skin in their hand
Knife and skin videos sell the item, held up big by a gloved hand. Colour does the work: red is bad, blue is fine, a glowing green or purple is the prize.
One number tells the story
33 kills, 25,000 rating, level 10. A big number next to a skull or a rank badge sells the result before the title does.
Draw the line
Guides win with one drawn thing on the map: a dotted smoke arc, a crosshair on a head, an arrow at a setting. Show the trick, not just the player.
Making your first one? Follow the six steps in how to make a YouTube thumbnail, or see layouts from every game in gaming thumbnails.
What size is a CS2 thumbnail?
- Ratio
- 16:9
- Recommended
- 3840 x 2160
- Minimum width
- 640 px
- File
- JPG or PNG, 50MB
Questions, answered straight.
How do you make a CS2 thumbnail?+
Pick a layout above or paste your video link, add your player and a screenshot from your match, then change anything by typing: the text, the weapon, the map, the number.
What size is a CS2 thumbnail?+
Same as any YouTube thumbnail: 16:9. YouTube recommends 3840x2160 with a 640 pixel minimum width, as a JPG or PNG, up to 50MB on desktop or 2MB from the mobile app.
Are these CS2 thumbnail templates free?+
Opening a template is free. You get 90 free credits on signup with no card, enough to make and edit your first thumbnails.
Can I put my own skin or agent on it?+
Yes. Add a screenshot of your agent or your knife as a Character and it goes into the scene in place of the grey stand-in.
Are these copied from other creators?+
No. Each layout is a new picture made with a grey stand-in soldier, built from the patterns top CS2 thumbnails share, not a copy of any one of them. Counter-Strike 2 is a game by Valve.
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90 credits on signup, no card. Start from any layout above.
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