Instagram Reel Cover Maker

Design a 1080 × 1920 px Instagram Reel cover in your browser. Add a headline, subtitle, background image, colour or gradient and an optional sticker, with preview-only guides for centre text placement and areas that may be cropped or covered.

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About the Instagram Reel Cover Maker

Instagram Reel Cover Maker creates a vertical 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) cover image. Add a background colour, gradient or your own photo with cover or contain fitting, a headline, a subtitle and an optional sticker or logo. Drag layers with a mouse or by touch, resize text with the corner handle, and download an exact 1080 × 1920 PNG or JPG.

Instagram shows Reel covers in several places and can crop each differently. Preview-only guides help with placement: a centre square and a centre 3:4 box show areas more likely to stay visible in grids and feeds, and red bands mark where on-screen controls, captions and buttons may cover the image. The guides are approximate and are never included in the download. The tool only creates an image and does not post to Instagram. Toolsfy is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

How to use

Choose a gradient, solid colour or background photo.
For a photo, choose cover or contain and adjust the crop.
Write the headline and subtitle and add a sticker if you like.
Keep important text near the centre, inside the guides.
Download the 1080 × 1920 cover as PNG or JPG.

Key features

Fixed 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) export.
Centre-area and crop-sensitive guides, preview only.
Cover or contain photo fitting.
Headline, subtitle and sticker layers.
Touch dragging and corner-handle text resizing.
Contrast warning for hard-to-read text.
PNG or JPG download.

Best practices

Put the main words in the centre square.
Avoid the top and bottom bands for important text.
Use a short headline that matches the video.
Keep a consistent style across your Reel covers.
Check how the cover looks on your profile after posting.

Benefits

Covers that read well when cropped.
Exact vertical dimensions every time.
Fast editing on phone or desktop.
Private: nothing is uploaded or stored.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a Reel cover?

This tool exports exactly 1080 × 1920 px, a 9:16 vertical image that matches the full-screen Reel shape.

Why does my cover look cropped on my profile?

Instagram can show a cropped part of the cover in the profile grid and in feeds. Keeping text inside the centre guides makes it more likely to stay visible, but the exact crop is decided by Instagram.

Are the guides accurate?

They are approximate planning aids. Instagram’s layouts differ between surfaces and devices and can change.

Do the guides appear in the exported cover?

No. They are drawn only in the preview and never in the downloaded file.

Can I drag text on my phone?

Yes. Drag layers with your finger; the preview prevents the page from scrolling while you drag, and the corner handle resizes the selected layer.

Does this tool upload the cover to Instagram?

No. It creates an image on your device. You choose the cover when you post the Reel.

Which image files can I use?

JPG, PNG and WebP files up to 40 MB and 50 megapixels. GIF, SVG, damaged files and files renamed from another format are refused with a clear message, and file contents such as metadata are never run.

Are my images uploaded or saved?

No. Images are opened and edited in your browser on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and your images, text and settings are not saved in browser storage. Reset clears them from memory.