Sticker Banner

How to add a banner on TikTok

Two different things are called a TikTok banner. One is the new profile background: a picture behind your profile header that TikTok is rolling out to accounts gradually. The other is a sticker banner: 3, 6 or 9 stickers in your profile's Stickers tab that line up into one picture. This page covers both. We are not affiliated with TikTok.

Quick answer

  1. Open your profile and tap Edit profile.
  2. Tap Add background (or Change background) and choose a picture.
  3. Not there yet? Make a sticker banner instead. It works today.

Add a profile background banner

  1. Update TikTok from the App Store or Google Play, then close and reopen it.
  2. Go to your profile and tap Edit profile.
  3. Look for Add background. If you already set one, it shows as Change background.
  4. Choose a photo, check the preview, and save.

We have not seen this option on our own test account yet. The menu names above are how TikTok update roundups described the feature in early November 2026. TikTok often renames menus, so yours may look different.

What size is the TikTok profile banner?

We couldn't find an official size from TikTok, so we don't quote one. Use a large, sharp image and check the preview before you save. If TikTok crops it, move the important part toward the middle and try again.

No Add background option?

  • It may not have reached you yet. TikTok releases features gradually, by region and by account. Waiting is often the only fix.
  • Update and restart the app. Older app versions don't have newer profile options.
  • Look in Edit profile. The option sits with your photo, name and bio, not in Settings and privacy.

Nothing we know of turns it on early. If you want a banner on your profile today, use one of the two options below.

Make a sticker banner instead (works today)

A sticker banner shows in the Stickers tab (the smiley-face icon) on your profile. Each sticker comes from a short video you post, and the pieces line up into one picture or one moving clip.

  1. Make 3, 6 or 9 square sticker videos with the free Sticker Banner Maker, or pick a ready-made pack from the sticker banner templates.
  2. Post each video on TikTok separately, in numbered order.
  3. Open each post → Share → Create sticker → Confirm, starting with 1.

The sticker banner tutorial shows every tap in a real screen recording. No Create sticker button? See Create sticker not showing.

Prefer pinned posts? The TikTok banner splitter splits one photo or video into 3 pinned posts that line up across the top of your profile grid.

Common questions

Is a TikTok banner the same as a sticker banner?

No. The profile background is one picture behind your profile header, set in Edit profile. A sticker banner is 3, 6 or 9 stickers in the Stickers tab that line up into one picture. You can have both.

Why don't I have Add background?

TikTok is rolling the profile background out gradually, so it may not have reached your account or region yet. Update the app and restart it. There is no setting we know of that turns it on early.

What size should a TikTok profile banner be?

We couldn't find an official size from TikTok. Use a large, sharp image and check the preview before you save.

Is Sticker Banner part of TikTok?

No. We are independent and can't turn features on for your account. For account problems, use the TikTok Help Center.

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