Twitch Panel Size Guide (2026)

Twitch panels are the info blocks that sit under your stream in the About section — your links, schedule, rules, donation info, and sponsor logos. They're the first thing a new viewer scrolls to when your stream is offline, so getting the size right makes your whole channel look intentional instead of thrown together. This guide covers the exact panel dimensions and everything around them for 2026.

Twitch Panel — Quick Specs Table

Twitch doesn't publish a single official panel spec sheet, so some numbers below (like a hard file-size cap) are practical guidance rather than a documented limit. The one number Twitch does enforce is the 320px display width.

Panel Width: 320 Pixels

Twitch displays panels at a maximum width of 320 pixels. This is the single most important number. If you upload a wider image, Twitch scales it down to fit 320px, which softens text and logos. If you upload a narrower image, it sits in a 320px column with empty space around it.

The fix is simple: export your panel at exactly 320px wide. This keeps text crisp and your panels aligned in a clean vertical column.

Design all your panels at the same 320px width and keep their heights consistent. A uniform panel column reads as "professional channel" instantly, while mismatched sizes look messy even if each panel is nice on its own.

Panel Height (Flexible)

Unlike width, panel height is flexible — Twitch adjusts to whatever height your image is. There's no required or maximum height, but practical ranges look best:

• 100–160px tall — great for simple link buttons and labels
• 160–250px tall — good for panels with an image plus a short caption
• 250–300px+ tall — for detailed panels like full schedules or rules lists

A frequently used template size is 320 × 160 — wide enough to read, short enough to stack several without endless scrolling.

File Size & Formats

Twitch does not publish an official panel file-size limit the way Discord publishes its emoji and sticker limits. As a practical rule, keep panel images well under a couple of megabytes — aiming for under 1 MB keeps your channel page loading fast. A typical 320px-wide PNG panel is only a few dozen kilobytes, so this is rarely a problem unless you export at a huge resolution by mistake.

Do Animated GIF Panels Work?

This is a common question, and the honest answer is: not reliably. Twitch accepts GIF uploads for panels, but panels generally render as static images — typically showing only the first frame — in most parts of the interface. Don't design a panel that depends on animation to make sense.

If you want animation on your channel, put it where it actually plays: animated emotes and animated sub badges. Panels should be treated as static graphics.

Panel Design Best Practices

• 320px wide, always — export at the exact display width for crisp text
• Consistent style — same fonts, colors, and border style across every panel
• Readable text — panels are small; use large, high-contrast type
• One idea per panel — Links, Schedule, Rules, Donate as separate blocks
• Match your brand — echo your emote and badge colors so the whole channel feels cohesive
• Leave padding — don't crowd the edges; a little breathing room looks cleaner

What to Put in Your Panels

The most effective channels use a small set of purposeful panels rather than a wall of images:

1. About / Welcome — who you are and what you stream
2. Schedule — when you go live (keep it current)
3. Socials — Discord, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok links
4. Donate / Support — tipping and Bits info
5. Rules — chat guidelines
6. Sub perks — what subscribers get (emotes, badges, etc.)
7. Sponsors / Gear — affiliate links and setup

Each panel can have a clickable link and description text underneath the image, so the image itself just needs to be a clean, branded button or header — Twitch handles the link and caption separately.

How to Add Panels to Twitch

1. Go to your Twitch channel page (your public profile)
2. Scroll to the About section and toggle Edit Panels on
3. Click Add a Text or Image Panel
4. Upload your 320px-wide image, add a panel title, link URL, and description
5. Click Submit — repeat for each panel, then drag to reorder

Common Panel Problems

Note: We don't currently offer a dedicated panel resizer, but if you're building out your channel branding, our emote and badge tools use the same resize-and-export workflow at the correct dimensions.

Frequently Asked Questions