YouTube Instagram highlight cover
A YouTube highlight shows people your videos without leaving Instagram. This set opens with a red play button on white, plus covers for behind the scenes, Q&A and new videos.
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At a glance
- Background
- Solid #ffffff
- Icon colour
- #ff0000 (for letters and symbols; emoji keep their own colours)
- Contrast of the icon colour where the icon sits
- 4.00:1 against #ffffff at the centre of the cover, passes only for large text (3:1)
- Covers in this set
- YouTube ► · New videos NEW · Behind the scenes BTS · Q&A Q&A
Give your profile one place to send people
Highlights keep your best stories on your profile. A free Liite page does the same for your links: one address for your bio, with buttons, social icons and a theme that matches your covers.
YouTube Instagram highlight cover: what to know
This page starts the instagram highlight cover maker for this case. For every option and how to use it, see the instagram highlight cover maker.
A play button, not the logo
This set uses a plain ► play symbol in red, which reads as video without copying YouTube's logo. The logo is YouTube's trademark, so a generic symbol is the safer choice for a cover.
Red #ff0000 on white has a contrast of about 4:1, so the symbol stands out. A darker red such as #cc0000 gives a little more.
Sending people to your channel
Stories in the highlight can carry a link sticker to a video or your channel. Your Instagram bio link can also point to a Liite page with your channel and latest videos side by side.
Questions
Can I use the YouTube logo as my highlight cover?
The logo is YouTube's trademark, so this set sticks to a plain play symbol. Read YouTube's brand guidelines before using the logo itself.
What goes in a YouTube highlight?
Short clips or trailers of your videos, with a link sticker to the full video, plus behind-the-scenes and Q&A stories.