Product milestone · 2020-09-14
YouTube announced Shorts and began an early beta in India with a small set of creation tools. [2]
YouTube Shorts Logo
Logo files, variants & history · AI, PNG · updated 2 mo ago
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Brand profile
About YouTube Shorts
Short-form video feature
YouTube Shorts is the short-form, vertical video section of YouTube. YouTube announced it on 14 September 2020 with an early beta in India, describing it as a way to make videos of 15 seconds or less using only a mobile phone. The beta reached the United States in March 2021, and Shorts became available worldwide in July 2021.
Shorts were limited to 60 seconds until September 2024, when YouTube announced that vertical videos of up to three minutes would be treated as Shorts.
Company: Alphabet / Google.
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YouTube Shorts logo files at a glance
YouTube Shorts has 2 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 3,000 pixels on the longest side.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
Launch and format milestones. The sources checked record no dated change to the YouTube Shorts logo. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Product milestone · 2021-03
The Shorts beta was released in the United States. [1]
Product milestone · 2021-07
Shorts became available worldwide. [1]
Product milestone · 2024-09
YouTube announced that Shorts could be up to three minutes long, and that vertical videos of three minutes or less would be treated as Shorts. [1]
Product milestone · 2026-06-25
YouTube announced changes to the Shorts player, including a heart icon in place of the thumbs-up like button and the removal of the dislike button. [3]
Research sources
- YouTube Shorts ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Building YouTube Shorts, a new way to watch & create on YouTube ↗ · YouTube Official Blog, 2020-09-14 · accessed 2026-09-25
- How we’re updating the YouTube Shorts experience ↗ · YouTube Official Blog, 2026-06-25 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Red (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #FF0000
- RGB
- 255, 0, 0
Text contrast on white4:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black4.72:1 · AA
Red (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #FF6666
- RGB
- 255, 102, 102
Text contrast on white2.86:1 · Fail
Text contrast on near-black6.6:1 · AA
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- Source date
- 2026-08-02
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- cdb151f16b2f3102445f87f6fa4e0450d2d0882e206ffa853d5f3469194c91cd
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Cite or link to this record
SimilarLogo. “YouTube Shorts logo record.” Updated 2026-08-27. https://similarlogo.com/brand/youtube-shorts/
Record Change log (1)
2026-08-27Imported 2 original files (1 items) from the owner's WordPress archive snapshot 2026-08-02. Rights: editorial/reference only.
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