Reusable template
Prompt template
Create a social ad image for [audience and offer]. Show [hook visual], [product or message], [text-safe area], [brand cues], [contrast level], and [platform ratio].
Prompt category
Social Ads Prompts
Copy GPT Image 2 social ad prompts for product offers, app launches, paid social creatives, UGC-style cards, and feed-ready images.
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Social ad prompts are mobile-first creative briefs. They define the audience hook, the product or message, the safe zone for overlay text, and the platform ratio before styling the image.
Quick answer
Use this page when the image has to stop a feed scroll and still leave room for ad copy. Social ad images should be simple, high contrast, and easy to understand at thumbnail size.
Best used for
- Paid social creatives
- Product offer cards
- App launch ads
- Mobile feed images
Prompt structure
- Audience and offer: make the reason to click or understand the image explicit.
- Hook visual: make the reason to click or understand the image explicit.
- Product or message: name the main object and the visual priority it should hold.
- Text-safe area: reserve a clean area for final typography or CTA copy.
- Platform ratio: state the exact format so the output fits the channel.
Prompt example
Product offer ad prompt
Create a 4:5 paid social ad image for a skincare starter kit. Show three products in a tight diagonal arrangement, clean warm paper surface, soft daylight, bold empty top band for offer text, small orange sticker shape, no generated text.
It keeps the visual simple and leaves text to the final ad layout.
Prompt example
App launch ad prompt
Generate a social ad image for an AI image studio launch. Show a phone screen with before-and-after prompt result, one finger tap gesture, orange action cue, high-contrast paper background, headline-safe space at the bottom, 4:5 crop.
It makes the product action visible in one glance.
Prompt example
UGC-style creative prompt
Create a UGC-style product ad image for a desk lamp. Show the lamp on a real desk with notebook and laptop edge, handheld snapshot feel, warm evening light, clear product silhouette, space on the right for creator quote, 9:16 story crop.
It adapts the prompt to a native social format.
Common mistakes
- Designing a beautiful scene that does not show the offer.
- Adding too much small detail for mobile feeds.
- Forcing final ad copy into the image.
- Using the wrong crop for the platform.
How to customize
Start with audience, offer, hook, and platform. Then swap subject, background, contrast, safe area, and brand accents. Keep one message per image.
What should a social ad image prompt include?
Include audience, offer, hook visual, product or message, text-safe area, platform crop, and brand cues.
Should social ad prompts include text?
Reserve space for text first. Add final ad copy outside the generated image when readability matters.
Which ratios are best for social ads?
Use 4:5 for feed ads, 9:16 for stories and reels covers, and 1:1 for square placements.
Best used for
- Paid social creatives
- Product offer cards
- App launch ads
- Mobile feed images
Prompt structure
- Audience and offer
- Hook visual
- Product or message
- Text-safe area
- Platform ratio
Prompt examples
Copy-ready examples
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Photorealistic Television News Broadcast Scene
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Studio Portrait Of Two Young East Asian Adults Standing Back-to-back Aga
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Anime Manhwa Style Illustration Of A Heavily Built
An anime manhwa style illustration of a heavily built, chubby man with a thick neck and a double chin, looking down at the viewer with an intense, arrogant expression. He has messy {argument name="hair color" default="black"} hair and glowing {argument name="eye color" default="piercing blue"} eyes. He is wearing a crisp white dress shirt under a {argument name="suit color" default="black"} suit jacket, and his right hand is reaching up to adjust his black tie. The lighting is dramatic with sharp shadows, set against a solid {argument name="background color" default="vibrant blue"} gradient background.
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Social Media Short Video App Interface Mockup
{ "type": "social media short video app interface mockup", "main_image": { "subject": "{argument name=\"subject description\" default=\"young Asian woman with long dark hair wearing a white off-the-shoulder top\"}", "pose": "looking back over her shoulder at the camera, gentle smile, hair blowing slightly in the wind", "setting": "{argument name=\"background location\" default=\"riverside promenade at sunset with a tall modern tower and city skyline\"}", "lighting": "golden hour, warm sunlight reflecting on the river" }, "ui_layout": { "top_bar": { "status_icons": ["time 9:41", "cellular signal", "wifi", "battery 100"], "navigation": { "left": "menu icon", "center_tabs": ["经验", "团购", "关注", "{argument name=\"active top tab\" default=\"推荐\"}"], "right": "search icon" } }, "right_sidebar": { "count": 6, "elements": [ "profile picture with pink plus button", "heart icon with text '23.6万'", "chat bubble icon with text '1.6万'", "star icon with text '2.8万'", "share arrow icon with text '3.7万'", "spinning music record icon" ] }, "bottom_left_overlay": { "username": "{argument name=\"username\" default=\"@小鹿的日常\"}", "caption": "{argument name=\"caption text\" default=\"吹着晚风，看着日落，这一刻好治愈~ 🌅\"}", "audio_track": "🎵 原声 @小鹿的日常创作的原声" }, "bottom_navigation_bar": { "count": 5, "tabs": [ "首页", "朋友 (with red badge '2')", "central plus button in rounded square", "消息 (with red badge '5')", "我" ] } } }
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Photorealistic Television News Broadcast Scene
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Photorealistic Portrait Of An Elderly Asian Man
A photorealistic portrait of an {argument name="man description" default="elderly Asian man with thin wire-rimmed glasses"} wearing a {argument name="man attire" default="black double-breasted suit with a white shirt and black tie"}. He has a gentle, warm smile and is standing closely next to a {argument name="animal" default="large fluffy marmot"}. The animal is standing upright, resting its front paws on a textured wooden log. The background features a {argument name="setting" default="rustic outdoor garden with blank wooden signs, a vintage lantern on a post, lush greenery, and small colorful flowers"}. The image features {argument name="lighting and style" default="soft natural lighting, high-quality photographic details, and a shallow depth of field creating a smooth bokeh effect in the background"}.
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Desktop Video Platform UI Mockup
{ "type": "desktop video platform UI mockup", "theme": "dark mode", "header": { "logo": "YouTube IN", "search_bar": "centered, with magnifying glass icon", "right_icons": { "count": 4, "items": ["microphone", "+ Create button", "notifications bell", "user profile picture"] } }, "video_player": { "scene": "Studio setting with two tech reviewers at a desk.", "subjects": [ "{argument name=\"left person\" default=\"Marques Brownlee (MKBHD)\"} in black t-shirt", "{argument name=\"right person\" default=\"Arun Maini (Mrwhosetheboss)\"} in green overshirt", "{argument name=\"robot model\" default=\"Tesla Optimus humanoid robot\"} standing between them" ], "props": ["black mug with logo", "background screen with glowing blue neon M logo"], "controls_bar": { "progress_bar": "red, near the beginning", "timestamp": "0:01 / 18:47", "left_icons": { "count": 3, "items": ["play/pause", "next track", "volume"] }, "right_icons": { "count": 6, "items": ["CC", "settings with 4K badge", "miniplayer", "theater mode", "cast", "fullscreen"] } } }, "video_details": { "title": "{argument name=\"video title\" default=\"Tesla Optimus Robot Review: Futures Are Here!\"}", "channel_info": { "name": "{argument name=\"channel name\" default=\"Mrwhosetheboss\"}", "badges": ["verified checkmark"], "subscribers": "20.5M subscribers", "button": "white Subscribe button" }, "action_buttons": { "count": 6, "items": ["Like (215K) / Dislike (4.2K) pill", "Share", "Download", "Clip", "Save", "More (...)"] } }, "description_box": { "metadata": "3,278,456 views Apr 12, 2024 #7 on Trending", "text": "MKBHD & I review Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot. We cover the design, walk, AI, hands-on & what it means for the future!", "links": ["Marques's Channel: @mkbhd"] } }
Social post
Full-body Portrait Of A Person Standing In A Narrow Wet Cobblestone Alle
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Create An Image Consisting Of Five Sub-images
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UGC Style Random Young Female Streamer Doing A Live On TikTok
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Photorealistic Night Street Photography Shot Of A Bustling Tokyo Street
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Social Media Video App Interface Screenshot
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Hyper-realistic Macro Photograph Of A Vibrant Chameleon Resting On A Mos
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Vibrant High-contrast Y2K Fashion Photography Shot Of Two Young East Asi
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Social Ads
First-person RPG Video Game Screenshot
{ "type": "first-person RPG video game screenshot", "scene": { "environment": "{argument name=\"city style\" default=\"ancient ruined Dwemer city in a deep rocky canyon\"}", "lighting": "{argument name=\"lighting and atmosphere\" default=\"golden hour sunset, hazy, warm orange glow, dusty atmosphere\"}", "details": "cascading waterfalls, towering stone pillars, domed structures with brass accents, rugged cliffs" }, "first_person_view": { "left_hand": "{argument name=\"left hand equipment\" default=\"round wooden and metal shield\"}", "right_hand": "{argument name=\"right hand equipment\" default=\"long steel sword\"}" }, "ui_overlay": { "count": 4, "components": [ { "position": "top center", "description": "horizontal compass bar with 'N' and a marker" }, { "position": "middle left", "description": "floating quest marker with text", "text": "{argument name=\"quest objective\" default=\"REACH THE DWEMER CITY OF KALJOR\"}" }, { "position": "bottom left", "description": "3 stacked resource bars (red 236/236, blue 142/142, green 183/183)" }, { "position": "bottom right", "description": "2 circular quick-slot icons showing a fire spell and a bow" } ] } }
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Social Ads
날렵한 우주 전투비행체로 변신이 가능한
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Photorealistic Image Of Sam Altman Standing Confidently On The Left
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Social post
Anime-style Illustration Of A Young Woman
An anime-style illustration of a {argument name="character description" default="young woman with long dark hair wearing a dark jacket"} sitting on a rocky cliff edge, facing away to admire a vibrant {argument name="time of day" default="sunset"}. To the right stands a {argument name="architectural element" default="red torii gate and two glowing stone lanterns"}. The foreground features scattered {argument name="foliage" default="red maple leaves"}. Below stretches a vast mountainous landscape with a distant lake and a peak resembling Mt. Fuji. The sky is a breathtaking gradient of deep blue, purple, pink, and orange, detailed with clouds, stars, and {argument name="sky detail" default="two shooting stars"}. Highly detailed, cinematic anime background art.
Photography
Vintage Film Photography Portrait Of A Young Asian Woman Smiling Broadly
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Photography
Amateur Candid Photo Taken In An Early 2020s High School
Amateur candid photo taken in an {argument name="time period" default="early 2020s"} {argument name="location" default="high school"}, {argument name="aesthetic" default="iPhone aesthetic"}
Portrait selfie
태조 이성계의 X 페이지(위화도 회군을 벌이기 직전- 최영 장군과 서로 디스하는 내용이 담긴 게시글들)을 만들어 주세요
{argument name="인물" default="태조 이성계"}의 X 페이지({argument name="상황" default="위화도 회군을 벌이기 직전"}- {argument name="상대" default="최영 장군"}과 서로 디스하는 내용이 담긴 게시글들)을 만들어 주세요.
Photography
Social Media Story Screenshot
{ "type": "social media story screenshot", "background_photo": { "setting": "nighttime outdoor college festival", "perspective": "first-person view from the back of a dense crowd looking toward a brightly lit stage", "crowd": "dense gathering of young adults seen from behind, wearing casual clothing", "stage": "large outdoor concert stage emitting bright blue light, main LED screen displaying '{argument name=\"stage main text\" default=\"AKARAKA\"}' and '{argument name=\"stage sub text\" default=\"2025 YONSEI\"}', flanked by vertical banners reading 'AKARAKA'", "environment": "dark night sky, trees, a modern building with vertical illuminated slats on the left, two white event tents on the mid-left" }, "ui_overlay": { "top_header": "circular profile picture of a young woman, username '{argument name=\"username\" default=\"your_zzni\"}', timestamp '6시간', with standard three-dot menu and 'X' close icons on the right", "center_text": "small white heart icon followed by the text '{argument name=\"overlay text\" default=\"대학 축제 낭낭하다\"}' floating in the middle of the screen", "bottom_bar": "pill-shaped message input box containing the text '메시지 보내기', accompanied by a heart outline icon and a paper airplane icon on the right" } }
FAQ
Common questions
What should a social ad image prompt include?
Include audience, offer, hook visual, product or message, text-safe area, platform crop, and brand cues.
Should social ad prompts include text?
Reserve space for text first. Add final ad copy outside the generated image when readability matters.
Which ratios are best for social ads?
Use 4:5 for feed ads, 9:16 for stories and reels covers, and 1:1 for square placements.
Start generating from this direction
Copy an example, open the studio, then adjust product, scene, style, and frame details.