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Image Ads Hit YouTube Shorts Ads in 9:16 Format

A digital ad announces "9:16 Image Ads now available!" with a screenshot of an ad creation tool showing the new 9:16 Format crop option, perfect for Image Ads on YouTube Shorts and labeled "NEW" in yellow beside it.

Thomas Eccel shared a huge update that vertical 9:16 image ads are now supported by Google Ads!

These full-screen creatives can now serve on YouTube Shorts, not just as videos but as image-only ads too.

A digital ad announces "9:16 Image Ads now available!" with a screenshot of an ad creation tool showing the new 9:16 Format crop option, perfect for Image Ads on YouTube Shorts and labeled "NEW" in yellow beside it.

Key specs:

  • Recommended size: 1080×1920 (Min: 600×1067)
  • Max file size: 5MB
  • Only eligible for YouTube Shorts

If you’ve run vertical ads on Meta, you can easily repurpose those assets for Demand Gen campaigns. It’s a great way to unlock a major new placement for static creatives through the image-only format.

Here’s a screenshot from the interface shared by Hana Kobzová:

A computer screen displays an image cropping tool with a pixelated preview, file name, and dimensions—perfect for creating 9:16 format Image Ads. Thumbnails below show options for selecting different crop amounts.
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