The short version
- Etsy shop branding is mostly visual consistency: the same backgrounds, light and layout across every listing photo, plus a banner and icon that match them.
- The recommended Etsy listing photo size is 2700×2025 pixels, a 4:3 landscape frame.
- The Etsy shop banner is 3360×840 pixels, a wide 4:1 strip that is cropped differently on phones, so words belong in the centre.
- The first listing photo does most of the selling in search results, so it should show the product clearly, centred, on the shop's usual background.
- Packaging inserts and promotional pins in the same look carry the shop's identity beyond Etsy itself.
On this page
Strong Etsy shop branding is less about a logo and more about consistency. Buyers scroll a search page full of similar products and pick the shop that looks careful: listing photos on the same background with the same light, a banner that says what the shop makes, and an icon that matches. The sizes to know are 2700×2025 for listing photos and 3360×840 for the shop banner. Get those right, keep one look across every listing, and a two person studio looks as trustworthy as a shop with ten thousand sales.
The parts of an Etsy shop's look
Size
What it does
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What it does
Size
What it does
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What it does
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What it does
Size
What it does
Shop banner 4:1
3360 × 840
Listing photo 4:3
2700 × 2025
Thank you card
1800 × 1200
Pinterest pin
1000 × 1500
Etsy banner ideas that work
The banner is 3360×840 pixels, and Etsy crops it differently across screens, so keep words in the centre and treat the edges as background. Use it for one line that says what you make and for whom. A wall of product photos in a strip looks busy at this shape; one line on the shop's background looks confident.
A banner for an imaginary candle shop: what it makes, the mood it sells, in the safe middle of the strip.
- Say what you make: "Hand thrown stoneware mugs" beats "Welcome to my shop".
- Change it with the season: a winter version for gifts, a summer one for weddings.
- Match the listing backgrounds, so the banner and the grid below read as one shop.
Listing photos that look like one shop
Your first listing photo is the one shoppers see in search, so it carries most of the sale. Show the product clearly, centred, on your usual background, with room around it, because Etsy crops thumbnails in some views. Check the crop when you upload. Then use the remaining photos to answer questions in order: scale, detail, the product in use, what's included.
Looks like a jumble
- A different table or floor in every photo
- Daylight in some, yellow lamp light in others
- The product tiny in a big scene
- Words over the main photo
- Every listing framed differently
Looks like a shop
- One or two backgrounds used for every product
- The same light, ideally a window on an overcast day
- The product filling most of the frame
- A clean first photo; words only on later photos
- The same angle and spacing across listings
A consistent background is the single biggest upgrade. A roll of paper, a painted board or a printed backdrop in your colours, used for every product, makes the whole grid feel planned. Product photo backgrounds covers options from cheap paper to printed gradients.
Info photos for later in the listing
From the second or third photo on, a designed image can answer questions faster than a paragraph: size, materials, burn time, care, personalisation options. Keep them in the shop's look, at the same 2700×2025, so they sit naturally between the photographs.
An info photo that answers a common question before a buyer has to message you.
A materials image in the same look, so the listing reads as one set.
Gradiently's Studio suits this well: upload or paste your product photos, adjust light and colour, crop them into arches or circles, or tint them in your shop's colours as a duotone or a soft wash, so even photos taken on different days sit together. Templates cover posts, cards and stories as well, and the Etsy sizes are built in. Free exports are 720p with a small watermark, so full size listing images and print files need Pro. Duotone photos shows the tint options.
Packaging inserts and promotion
Your brand does not stop at the listing. The parcel is the first physical contact a buyer has with your shop, and a small printed card in the same look makes it feel considered. Outside Etsy, pins and posts in the same style send people back to you.
A thank you card at postcard size, printed on the same palette as the listings.
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Print inserts with margins
Keep words well inside the edge. Print PDF with bleed and crop marks is what a print shop will ask for; Gradiently exports it on Pro.
- 2
Make a pin for each bestseller
Tall 1000×1500 images do well on Pinterest, which suits handmade and gift searches. Pinterest pin size has the details.
- 3
Reuse the look on Instagram
New listings as 1080×1350 posts and 1080×1920 stories, on the same backgrounds as the shop.
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Refresh the banner each season
Swap the line and palette for gifting, weddings or a new collection, keeping the layout.
For more on building a handmade brand beyond Etsy, see handmade business branding and small business branding. If you ever move to your own site, Shopify store design picks up from here.
Questions people ask
What size is an Etsy shop banner?
3360×840 pixels, a 4:1 strip. Keep words in the centre, because the banner is cropped differently on phones and computers.
What is the best Etsy listing photo size?
2700×2025 pixels, a 4:3 landscape frame. Keep the product centred with space around it, since thumbnails are cropped in some views.
What background should I use for Etsy photos?
One or two consistent backgrounds for every product, such as a plain paper roll or a backdrop in your shop's colours, photographed in the same soft light.
Should I put text on my main Etsy photo?
Usually not. Keep the first photo clean so the product reads in search, and put sizes, materials and care details on later photos.
How do I make my Etsy shop look professional?
Use the same background, light and framing on every listing photo, a banner that says what you make, a simple icon and matching packaging inserts.
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