How-To Copy a YouTube Thumbnail (In 2024)

How to copy a YouTube video's thumbnail image
Article last updated on:
June 02, 2024
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How to Copy a Thumbnail from YouTube

You can copy a thumbnail from YouTube by right-clicking the image and selecting “Copy image”. The image will be added to your clipboard.

Method #1: The simple way

Copying a YouTube video's thumbnail image
  1. Find your desired video
  2. Right-click its thumbnail
  3. Select Copy Image

You can then past it anywhere.

Pro Tip: Hit “Save Image As…” if you want to download the thumbnail.


Method #2: Through video ID

1. Open your desired video

2. Copy the video’s ID (everything after “watch?v=”)

Highlighting where to find the Video ID In a YouTube URL

3. Paste that ID here: img.youtube.com/vi/ID/maxresdefault.jpg

4. Press enter

5. Right-click > Select Copy Image


Conclusion

This guide studied the two most reliable (and free!) ways to copy a YouTube video’s thumbnail.

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