What is an Instagram reel cover?
An Instagram reel cover is the thumbnail image that represents your reel or short form video on your Instagram profile grid or in the Reels tab. A well-designed Instagram reel thumbnail grabs attention, highlights the reel’s content, and encourages people to engage.
Creating on-brand, captivating reel covers requires design skills and time. As a result, many brands use default video frames, which often fail to maximize their content's potential, resulting in lower engagement and reach.
Boost your reel performance with AI Instagram thumbnail maker
With Sivi’s Large Design Model (LDM), create unique Instagram reel cover designs that boost engagement. From the standard Instagram reel cover size of 1080x1920 px with a 9:16 aspect ratio to custom thumbnail sizes, Sivi helps you create Insta covers instantly.
Unique, every time
Generate fresh, template-free Instagram thumbnails that stand out from the generic reel cover templates.
Make it on-brand
Add your brand assets like logo, colors, and fonts, and generate custom Instagram reel cover photos that reflect your brand and content.
Highlight objects
Upload your product or person image and let AI automatically remove the background to spotlight the subject.
Go global
Expand your reach with the AI thumbnail maker that supports over 70 languages.
Instagram reel cover ideas
Browse designs created by our community and get inspired to generate your reel covers.
How to create reel covers with AI?
Generate reel covers for Instagram in just a few clicks and minutes with AI.
Enter your prompt.
Add your brand assets such as colors, fonts, images, etc.
Watch as AI reel cover maker generates Insta reel covers.
Edit the thumbnail if required, download it, and add it to your Instagram reels.
After recording or uploading your Reel on Instagram, tap ‘Next’ to move forward.
Tap the ‘Cover’ option located above the description section.
Choose ‘Add from camera roll’ to upload a Sivi-generated Instagram reel cover image or pick a frame from the Reel itself.
Adjust the selected image or frame to fit, tap ‘Profile Grid’ to preview its layout, then tap ‘Done’ and ‘Share’ to publish.
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