Everything you need to recreate all 10 high-click pin templates in Canva — fonts, colors, sizes, and layout tips, all in one place. No design experience needed.
Go to canva.com → click "Create a design" → choose "Custom size" → enter 1000 × 1500 px. This is Pinterest's ideal 2:3 ratio.
💡 You can also search "Pinterest Pin" in Canva's template search — it'll default to this size automatically.Canva Pro: Go to Brand Kit → add your chosen fonts and colors so they're always one click away. Free version: search each font name in the font picker — all fonts in this guide are available free.
In Canva, click any colored element → click the color square → scroll down to "Document Colors" → add your hex codes. They'll stay saved for the entire project.
💡 Stick to 2–3 colors per pin. More than that starts to look chaotic in the feed.When downloading: click Download → choose PNG → uncheck "Compress file". PNG keeps your text sharp. JPG can make text look blurry at small sizes on mobile.
Place your URL in small text at the bottom of every pin. This protects your image if it gets re-shared without a link, and reinforces your brand in the feed.
These colors are drawn from Pinterest's own research on high-performing pins. Warm neutrals, coral/red, deep teal, and navy consistently outperform trendy or overly bright palettes.
Use max 2 fonts per pin. Pair a personality font (serif or display) for headlines with a clean font (sans-serif) for body text. All fonts below are available free in Canva.
| Font Name | Use For | Style | Canva |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playfair Display | Headlines, quote pins, editorial feel | Serif, elegant | Free |
| Montserrat | Labels, URLs, eyebrows, CTAs | Sans-serif, clean | Free |
| Raleway | Bold headlines, freebie pins | Sans-serif, geometric | Free |
| Lora | Pull quotes, italic accents | Serif, literary | Free |
| Merriweather | Tutorial / step-by-step headlines | Serif, readable | Free |
| Oswald | Big numbers in stats pins | Condensed sans, bold | Free |
| Open Sans | Body text, list items, descriptions | Neutral, highly readable | Free |
| # | Template Name | Background | Fonts | Key Colors | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Warm Coral Headline | White | Playfair Display + Open Sans | Benefit-driven posts with a photo | |
| 02 | Deep Teal List | Deep Teal #2D6A6A | Playfair Display + Open Sans | Numbered lists, "7 ways to…" posts | |
| 03 | Warm Neutral Steps | Warm off-white #FDF6EE | Merriweather + Montserrat | How-to guides, tutorials | |
| 04 | Clean White Quote | White | Lora Italic + Montserrat | Quotes, tips, brand authority | |
| 05 | Bold Red Freebie | Pinterest Red #C1121F | Raleway ExtraBold + Open Sans | Lead magnets, free downloads | |
| 06 | Soft Blush Before/After | Blush #FFF0EB | Playfair Display + Open Sans | Transformation/comparison posts | |
| 07 | Dark Navy Stats | Deep Navy #1B2A4A | Oswald + Raleway + Open Sans | Data, statistics, research posts | |
| 08 | Clean White Text-Only | Near-white #FAFAFA | Playfair Display + Lora + Open Sans | Opinion posts, strong headlines | |
| 09 | Slate + Coral Problem/Solution | Slate #3D405B + Coral #E07A5F | Lora Italic + Raleway Bold | Pain-point led, SEO/traffic posts | |
| 10 | Dark Editorial Photo | Dark #1A1209 + photo overlay | Playfair Display + Montserrat | Income posts, behind-the-scenes |
1000 × 1500 px is Pinterest's sweet spot. Longer pins (up to 1:2.1) still work, but anything beyond that gets cut off in the feed.
One headline font + one body font. More than two and your pin starts looking chaotic on a 5-inch screen.
"7 Blog Income Streams" beats "Blogging Tips." Specific outcomes and numbers consistently outperform vague titles.
Pinterest is mostly mobile. If you can't read your headline when the pin is the size of your thumb, it needs to be bigger or bolder.
Off-whites (#FDF6EE, #FFF0EB) feel more premium than stark white and stand out better in a feed full of white pins.
Pinterest's own data shows red and warm coral tones consistently drive more clicks. Use them on CTA buttons and key accents.
Don't make one pin per article. Create variations — different templates, headlines, and color schemes. Fresh pins = more impressions.
Small, bottom-corner, every single pin. It protects your content if it gets re-pinned without a link attached.
Lora Italic + Montserrat Bold, or Playfair Display + Open Sans — this pairing is one of the best-performing combinations on Pinterest.
PNG keeps text crisp at small sizes. JPG compression can blur your headline on a mobile screen, which kills CTR.