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canonical: 'https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates?filt-type=video-thumbnail'
title: 'Popular Video Thumbnail Templates'
description: 'Browse popular video thumbnail templates ready to customize and render with the HTML/CSS to Image template editor.'
---

# Popular Video Thumbnail Templates

Browse popular video thumbnail templates ready to customize and render with the HTML/CSS to Image template editor.

## About HTML/CSS to Image templates

The HTML/CSS to Image API (HCTI) creates images, PDFs, and website screenshots from HTML/CSS, live URLs, or reusable templates. It also supports visual template editing, automated Open Graph images, signed image URLs, batch rendering, direct-to-storage output, and an OAuth-connected MCP server for AI agents.

This catalog contains reusable visual presets for the template editor: start from a finished design, customize its blocks and variables, save it, and render new images by supplying different data through the API.

Templates are a strong fit for repeatable, data-driven graphics such as social cards, product images, ads, certificates, quote cards, reports, and branded announcements. For a one-off design you already have as HTML/CSS, or for a screenshot of an existing webpage, use the direct HTML/CSS or URL screenshot API instead.

### How to choose and use a preset

1. Choose a preset by its intended use, category, type, canvas size, and preview.
2. Open the preset name or a variation link for detailed previews, dimensions, descriptors, and example variable values.
3. Use **Try this preset** to load that preset into the visual playground, then customize and save it.
4. Render the saved template through the API with authenticated credentials and new variable values for each image.

- [Browse newest templates](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/recent.md)
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- [Compare plans and limits](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/pricing.md)
- [Learn how the visual template editor works](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/features/template-editor.md)
- [Read the template API documentation](https://docs.htmlcsstoimage.com/getting-started/templates/)

## How to search

Use `/templates.md` for popular presets or `/templates/recent.md` for the newest presets. Add `featured` or `new` after the sort name when you only want flagged presets, for example `/templates/popular-featured.md` or `/templates/recent-new.md`.

The following query parameters can be combined:

- `filt-category`: `beauty-fashion`, `creative`, `e-commerce`, `education-training`, `events`, `exercise-fitness`, `finance`, `food`, `marketing`, `news`, `promotional`, `quotes`, `real-estate`, `tech`, `travel`, `wedding`
- `filt-type`: `announcements`, `badge`, `banners`, `certificate`, `collage`, `invoice`, `label`, `podcast-cover`, `scorecard`, `social-post`, `video-thumbnail`
- `filt-size`: `email-signature`, `facebook-banner`, `instagram-post-square`, `instagram-post-vertical`, `linkedin-post`, `open-graph`, `other`, `pinterest-pin`, `print`, `twitter-post`, `youtube-thumbnail`

Values are case-insensitive. Use `|` to match any of several values for one parameter, such as `filt-category=marketing|e-commerce`. Different parameters are combined, so adding category, type, and size narrows the results by all three.

Example: `/templates/recent-new.md?filt-category=e-commerce&filt-type=social-post&filt-size=instagram-post-square`

## Templates (6)

### [Workout Video Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/workout-video-thumbnail.md)

Create a strong video thumbnail for workout routines, training tips, class previews, and transformation content.

- **Categories:** Exercise & Fitness
- **Types:** Video Thumbnail

![Workout Video Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/ebec788ccc6e257ce06f685cb8783c931174297ab4604095d96b9329fe1cc63a/example-image-019ef56b-3bf4-7946-ab00-8a36c1edcc12.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=2G9XbJNm)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/workout-video-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)
  - [Instagram Post (Square)](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/workout-video-thumbnail/instagram-post-square.md)

### [Fintech Explainer Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/fintech-explainer-thumbnail.md)

Make a sharp thumbnail for videos about payments, banking, taxes, budgeting apps, finance tools, or market concepts.

- **Categories:** Finance, Tech
- **Types:** Video Thumbnail

![Fintech Explainer Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/0bc31b046df8fbe238fb73752d2e8da39a3c3bcb198f97aa4392ad604550a337/example-image-019ef56b-6549-7392-b1cb-9f69eb09fe08.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=ZH17Ytpx)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/fintech-explainer-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)

### [Essay Video Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/essay-video-thumbnail.md)

Create a thoughtful thumbnail for explainers, essays, commentary, or educational videos built around one memorable line.

- **Categories:** Education & Training, News, Quotes
- **Types:** Video Thumbnail

![Essay Video Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/67319117b783f1ed71b652d9d233440b78a21983beadb896d370ec8d1a3aaef8/example-image-019ef56b-bdd8-7966-9b77-44b1c46cbc14.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=zSqGadHY)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/essay-video-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)

### [Webinar Promo Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/webinar-promo-thumbnail.md)

Create a thumbnail for a webinar, training video, product demo, masterclass, or lead-generation session.

- **Categories:** Education & Training, Events, Marketing
- **Types:** Video Thumbnail

![Webinar Promo Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/a1f80e64dcdf369653af429761c618d4032d45479411d9f02de01a5c779f0b1c/example-image-019ef56b-c80b-7d1f-afaa-8473d4d65bf0.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=JY8vSrdH)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/webinar-promo-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)
  - [Instagram Post (Square)](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/webinar-promo-thumbnail/instagram-post-square.md)
  - [LinkedIn Post](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/webinar-promo-thumbnail/linkedin-post.md)

### [Lesson Tutorial Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/lesson-tutorial-thumbnail.md)

Create a strong YouTube thumbnail for course lessons, software tutorials, walkthroughs, and skill-based video content.

- **Categories:** Education & Training, Tech
- **Types:** Video Thumbnail

![Lesson Tutorial Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/3ee08e92930edcbb9364c08aa0538cb3f3588332b3c66cfac307de3fcb103765/example-image-019ef56d-a71a-7f83-a529-94361ffcc34a.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=jbzyjVRi)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/lesson-tutorial-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)

### [Makeup Tutorial Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail.md)

A high-impact thumbnail for beauty tutorials and transformations.

- **Categories:** Beauty & Fashion
- **Types:** Social Post, Video Thumbnail, Podcast Cover

![Makeup Tutorial Thumbnail preview](<https://content-images.htmlcsstoimage.com/media-assets/77e7cfbf50e2a3a199688c4c94d60902be01cd73f26a9fdbaa4321436da169d3/example-image-019ef5bd-e444-7c39-8471-caf900041859.png?v=auto&iv=2>)

- [Try this preset](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md?preset=2kd9XbJN)
- Available variations:
  - [Youtube Thumbnail](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail/youtube-thumbnail.md)
  - [LinkedIn Post](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail/linkedin-post.md)
  - [Instagram Post (Square)](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail/instagram-post-square.md)
  - [Instagram Post (Vertical)](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail/instagram-post-vertical.md)
  - [Open Graph](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/details/makeup-tutorial-thumbnail/open-graph.md)

## Get started

- [View the full page](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates?filt-type=video-thumbnail)
- [Browse templates](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates.md)
- [Open the template playground](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/templates/playground.md)
- [Learn how the visual template editor works](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/features/template-editor.md)
- [Read the template API documentation](https://docs.htmlcsstoimage.com/getting-started/templates/)

Rendering or saving a template requires authenticated HTML/CSS to Image API credentials. Keep API keys in trusted server-side configuration. If credentials are not available, ask the user to configure an API key securely, then follow the template API documentation.