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Find some inspiration for your new face-free YouTube channel
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Have you always wanted a YouTube channel but don't want to put your face in your videos? While many YouTubers do record themselves and put their faces in their videos , it's by no means a requirement. In this article, we'll go over 50 ideas (separated by category) for faceless YouTube channels , including some tips and suggestions on how to make that channel idea "faceless."
Making a "Faceless" YouTube Channel
If you don't want to show your face on your YouTube channel, you don't have to! It's common for YouTubers to show their faces in their videos, but it's not a requirement. Some popular faceless YouTube channel ideas include video game walkthroughs, VTubing, top 10 lists, DIYs and crafts, commentary, and more.
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Section 1 of 6:
Gaming
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"Let's Play"s. Gaming content is very popular online, and one of the most popular types of YouTube gaming videos is "Let's Play." Let's Play videos involve the creator playing through the entirety of a game so viewers can experience a game they can't play on their own for whatever reason.
- While many Let's Play channels will also talk (reacting or commenting on what's going on in the game), many viewers are also looking for game playthroughs without talking.
- If you have a particular genre you like to play, you can focus on that genre to create a niche for yourself. This is a good way to identify an audience. If you like to play many different games, you can market your channel as a "variety gaming" channel.
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2Walkthroughs and strategy. If you're good at gaming and like to teach, you might find a good niche by making gaming walkthroughs or strategy videos. As long as games continue to release challenging and interesting gameplay (such as battles, puzzles, and more), there will be a need for walkthroughs and strategy videos.
- While you can and should create content for any game that you are passionate and knowledgeable about, making videos for trending or new games is a good way to draw in an audience.
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3VTubing. Being a VTuber is very popular right now because it allows you to stream and make content without showing your face. Plus, you get the added benefit of showing off your personality by creating a custom avatar to represent yourself in your videos.
- While VTubers are mostly popular on Twitch, you can use a VTuber model to create videos. You can also be a Twitch VTuber and upload your Twitch VODs to YouTube.
- While many VTubers are also gaming content creators, you can technically use a VTuber model for any video where you don't want to show your face but still want an on-camera presence.
- If you don't want a VTuber model (or you don't want to buy one, as it can be very expensive), you can become a PNGTuber. PNGTubers are similar to VTubers, but instead of a 3D model that represents you on screen, there's a series of images (or PNGs, an image filetype) with varying expressions that change based on your reaction or mood.
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4Easter egg tutorials. Many games have hidden easter eggs as little surprises for players to find, and some of these easter eggs are really difficult to find. If you are good at finding easter eggs or you happen to know how to get some in your favorite game, consider uploading a video tutorial on how to find these secrets.
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5Twitch VODs. If you're a Twitch streamer, you can upload your VODs (videos on demand or recordings of your stream) on YouTube. This allows people who couldn't make it to your stream the chance to watch it. And just like YouTube, you can stream on Twitch without showing your face.
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6Trivia or quizzes. If you love trivia, consider making a trivia channel. These videos are popular across age groups and demographics and are simple to make (plus, they don't require you to show your face at all).
- Each trivia/quiz video could have a theme. Though not required, it can be fun, especially for holidays, seasons, and sports.
- These videos include a trivia or quiz question that remains on the screen for a short period of time (10 to 30 seconds). You can either say the answer right after the question goes away, or save all the answers for the end.
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7Puzzles. If you love puzzles, consider making a channel where you solve them on camera so others can follow along and learn. While you will have to show your hands at the very least, you don't have to show your face. Just aim the video camera at your hands as you solve the puzzle and explain how it works.
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Lifestyle & Beauty
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Cooking tutorials. While you must be on camera to do a cooking tutorial, you don't need to show your face at all. You can aim your camera to show yourself only from the neck down (like Chocolate Cacao, a popular Japanese baking channel) or use a Go-Pro to film your process (like J. Kenji Lopez-Alt does on his channel).
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2Lifestyle vlogs. If you've always loved running a lifestyle vlog but don't want to show your face, you still can do it! You can either film yourself from the neck down or never show yourself on camera and only show off what you did that day.
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3Journaling ideas. Journaling has become a popular hobby and productivity tool for many people. If you love journaling and have a lot of ideas for what someone could journal about, consider making a YouTube channel to share those ideas.
- Your videos can easily be faceless, and depending on how you format them, you may not even need to do a voiceover.
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4Travel guides. If you live somewhere that's a popular travel destination or travel a lot yourself, consider starting a travel guide channel. You can make a video using maps and images to make travel suggestions or record the places you go (while staying out of frame).
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5Gardening guides. You could find a niche for making gardening or plant-related videos if you're a skilled gardener. Some potential video ideas include plant care guides (especially for plants that are more difficult to keep), how to plan your yearly garden, and product recommendations for fertilizer, soil, grow lights, and more.
- If you don't want to show your face, let the focus be on the plants! Take a video of the plant you're discussing and show the watcher examples as you talk so they can follow along visually.
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6Fitness tips. If you love going to the gym or are interested in fitness, you could try making fitness tip videos. While showing how to do a workout routine without showing your face may be hard, you can always include illustrations or animations as demonstrations.
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7Pet vlogs. If you don't want to show your face on camera, a pet vlog is the perfect idea—because the channel star will be your pet, so you can stay comfortably behind the camera. Ensure you don't put your pet in unsafe or stressful situations just to make content.
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8Nail tutorials. If you like to do your nails at home, you can turn that into a great faceless YouTube channel idea. While most beauty tutorials involve showing your face, nail tutorials are one exception since all you need is a camera aimed at your hands while you demonstrate how to do different manicure techniques or go over nail care.
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9Hair tutorials. If you want a beauty YouTube channel but don't want to show your face and are not good at nails, consider a hair tutorial channel. While most hair channels show their face, you can make the channel faceless by investing in a high-quality mannequin head with hair, like those used by cosmetology students. Simply point the camera at the mannequin head with your own face out of shot while you demonstrate how to do various hairstyles.
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Section 3 of 6:
Opinion
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Commentary. While many commentary YouTubers show their face on their channel, not all do. Some faceless commentary channels use an animated or still image avatar that represents them visually. These creators will often put images that relate to the topic they're discussing, including screenshots or videos if necessary.
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2Product reviews and unboxings. In today's online shopping culture, reviews are incredibly important. If you do a lot of online shopping or know about a certain item (such as makeup, clothes, electronics/tech, etc.), you could provide incredibly helpful information for viewers looking to buy something online.
- Always be honest when doing reviews. If your YouTube channel grows enough to allow companies to send you PR or propose ad campaigns, you must disclose this to your audience.
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3Music reviews. If you have a lot of opinions about music, you might find success with a music review channel. You can easily make your channel faceless by using an avatar to express your mood while you're talking or by simply displaying relevant images and clips as needed.
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4Podcasts. Podcasts started out "faceless," but many people who upload their podcasts to YouTube have eschewed anonymity for videos of themselves in the recording booth. However, you can still have a YouTube podcast without showing your face. Since most people just listen to podcasts, the "video" itself could just be a still image of your logo, or you could include other relevant photos (depending on the topic of your podcast).
- If you have a podcast, don't just stay on YouTube! Upload your podcast to Spotify and other podcast services.
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5Top 10 lists. If you've ever read a top 10 (or 5, 20, 15, etc.) list, you've read what's known as a "listicle" (which is a portmanteau of the words "list" and "article"). As it turns out, however, listicles—or top 10 lists—also work in video format. One of the most popular top 10 list YouTube channels is WatchMojo. If you've ever disagreed with one of the choices in a WatchMojo video, consider making your own top 10 list YouTube channel!
- Instead of putting your face in the video, add images or videos of whatever you're ranking so people can follow along visually with your commentary.
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6Celebrity gossip. Many people love to talk about gossip and drama, especially about celebrities. If you're one of those people, you might consider making a YouTube channel out of discussing celeb gossip. You can keep your channel faceless by including relevant images and clips in your videos with a voiceover explaining what's going on.
- If you want to have a gossip channel, ensure you have reliable sources for your information. Spreading false information about someone can be very harmful and could get you into legal trouble for defamation if the gossip is bad enough.
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Section 4 of 6:
Relaxation
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ASMR. If you're a fan of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response), you've probably considered making your own channel at some point. The great part about ASMR is that it's primarily sound-based (though some people do get visual ASMR), so it easily lends itself to faceless content. You don't even have to record video of yourself at all if you don't want to—some ASMR channels overlay sounds over still images, stock videos, or animations.
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2Guided meditation. Like ASMR, guided meditation videos are used for relaxation and sleep. And also, like ASMR, you can make faceless guided meditation videos on YouTube very easily. Try putting your meditation recording over a calming stock video, such as ocean waves on the beach or raindrops on the leaves of a tree.
- Some popular guided meditation formats are the body scan, visualization, and mindfulness meditation.
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3Calming sounds. Have you ever looked up videos of calming sounds (such as rain or waves) for background noise or to help you sleep? While many of these videos are out there, if you feel compelled to create your own relaxing sound videos, you should do it! Calming sounds videos are perfect for faceless YouTube channels because you'll likely be including a video that goes with the sound in the video.
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4Motivational content. Motivational content might seem similar to ASMR and guided meditation, and there is definitely some overlap. However, motivational content is a broader genre that encapsulates many types of videos—self-help and positive affirmations are two great examples.
- This is another channel idea that would go great with relaxing videos, just like ASMR or guided meditation. The big difference between these channel ideas is the scope of your content and, when it comes to ASMR, the volume of your voice.
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5"Oddly" satisfying videos. Many people like watching oddly satisfying videos as a form of relaxation. "Oddly satisfying videos" is a little difficult to define, but these videos usually involve calming or repetitive motions and are visually and aesthetically pleasing.
- These videos are usually compilations of shorter videos from YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok. If you want to make these compilation videos, make sure you have permission from the original video creator to include them in your compilations.
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6Slime videos. While these videos might fall into the "ASMR" or "oddly satisfying" category, slime videos are so incredibly popular they deserve a category of their own. Many people like to watch slime being played with or made as a form of relaxation, and slime videos are great for a faceless YouTube channel as the focus will be on the slime.
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Education & Learning
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Homework help. If you're good at a particular school subject, consider making homework help videos. Students from elementary school to university use these videos to learn and understand difficult concepts when they struggle to learn them in class.
- To keep your YouTube channel faceless, use your computer like a classroom whiteboard or blackboard and screen record yourself going through the problems for the video's topic.
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2Early childhood education. If you're interested in education but don't have the know-how to make a homework help channel, you can create videos aimed at young children focusing on early childhood development. However, if you want to create early childhood education content, you should understand how early childhood development works. If you don't have an ECE degree, make sure you do some research before making videos.
- Colorful animations are popular with toddlers and young children, as are simple but catchy songs. For inspiration, think about the TV shows you watched as a toddler—the Wiggles, Blues Clues, or Barney, for example.
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3Study sessions & Pomodoro timers. If you've never heard of a Pomodoro timer, it's a productivity technique that some people use for time management. When doing the Pomodoro timer method, you work in 25-minute intervals with a 5-minute break between intervals. Every third or fourth break is a long break (15 to 30 minutes).
- Some channels will upload study sessions or "study with me" videos. These are sometimes accompanied by a Pomodoro timer. The idea behind these videos is that studying alongside another person can help you feel more motivated and stay on task, even if that person isn't in the room with you.
- While many study session videos aren't faceless, you don't have to show your face. You can record yourself from the neck down as you work, or even just your hands typing on your computer.
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4Documentaries. One way to have faceless YouTube videos on your channel is to never go in front of the camera. If you're a budding filmmaker, consider making documentaries on topics that interest you. It's rare that a film's director shows up on screen unless they are acting in the film as well, so it's easy to keep your face off of your YouTube channel in this way.
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5Fun facts. If you're a fan of fun facts, why not use that as a springboard for your YouTube channel? Fun facts videos can be super popular—some of Bright Side's fun facts videos have well over 5 million views.
- To keep your channel faceless, include relevant images in your video to accompany the fun facts you're sharing.
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6Life skills or "hacks." Life hacks are a trendy genre for YouTube videos, but a lot of these videos have hacks that either don't work or are just clickbait. If you actually have some practical life skills (or hacks) to share, consider making that the focus of your YouTube channel.
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7News. When most people think of the news, they think of sitting in front of their TV and turning on the local news, or maybe a national news channel like MSNBC or Fox. However, you can also report the news right on YouTube, and the nice thing about doing news reporting on YouTube is that you can pick a very specific topic to report on that both interests you and can become your niche.
- For example, you might only report news about specific industries, like the gaming or beauty industries. You might want to only make videos about sports news, or maybe you only just want to report on one single sport.
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8True crime. While true crime is somewhat controversial with some people, it can be a great faceless YouTube channel idea as long as you do it respectfully. Remember that the true crime cases you're telling are stories about real people, and some of these people may not want their stories talked about repeatedly for content. If you're interested in a true crime channel, consider using your channel to highlight cases that have gone cold or hit a dead end.
- Also, remember to keep yourself safe legally—make sure you research defamation and slander laws in your country to ensure you're not accidentally making defamatory statements against someone else.
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9Science experiments. If you like science, consider using that to make your YouTube channel. Science experiment channels are very popular, including NileRed, who makes mostly faceless videos. The camera is positioned to record his hands and the equipment he's using, so all the focus is on his experiments.
- While science experiments can be a great faceless YouTube channel idea, remember to stay safe. Always use PPE (like goggles, gloves, long-sleeved shirts, and ventilator masks if necessary), and never attempt an experiment that is too dangerous or beyond your skill level.
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10Coding tutorials. Coding tutorials are a great way to make a faceless YouTube channel if you're a coder. All you need to do is screen record yourself (using a program like OBS), record a voice-over, and/or add captions to explain your actions. Since coding can be very visual, keeping your channel faceless can actually be helpful so your viewers stay focused on the coding.
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11Language. Even if you only know one language, you can use those skills to make language-learning videos on YouTube. To keep your YouTube channel faceless, create a video that puts the words or phrases you're teaching and/or translating up on the screen.
- Even if you only know English, you can make language-learning videos. People learning English as a second language benefit from hearing English spoken by a native speaker, just like English speakers learning a second language benefit from hearing that language spoken by a native speaker.
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12Book summaries. If you're an avid reader, consider creating book summary videos for your faceless YouTube channel. This is especially true if you've read a lot of books that are commonly assigned as reading homework for students—Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, and The Scarlet Letter, for example.
- These videos are also helpful for people who aren't interested in reading an entire book (or have difficulties reading) but want to know what that book is about.
- Instead of recording yourself for the video, consider using illustrations from the book in your video or writing important passages on screen as you discuss them.
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13Music theory explanations. If you know a lot about music theory, you might enjoy making music theory education videos—especially if you make videos about the music theory behind songs from video games, movies, or TV shows. These videos also lend themselves to being faceless, and instead of showing yourself on screen, you can show sheet music and diagrams explaining the concepts you're discussing.
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14Tech how-to videos. There's a lot of technology available at our fingertips, and this tech is changing rapidly. If you're tech-savvy, you might want to consider making a YouTube channel where you do tech how-to videos. These videos are a helpful visual aid for those who don't understand tech as well.
- Since your videos would focus mostly on the piece of tech you're going over, it's easy to keep your face out of the frame and make a faceless YouTube channel out of this idea.
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Creativity
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Storytelling. Create a video that tells an original story you wrote. The video could be an animation or a series of images that give context or evoke emotion, depending on your story.
- If you are interested in telling stories but don't want to write your own stories, consider recording audiobooks (especially if you have a penchant for voice acting).
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2Drawing or animation. Art channels are very popular on YouTube, especially if you want to keep your channel faceless. Simply screen record yourself drawing on your computer or tablet, and then add voice over commentary, music, or both.
- If you don't think your art is good enough to make an art channel, try it out anyway! Drawing enough art to maintain a YouTube channel with regular uploads will double as great practice alongside making content.
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3DIY and crafts. DIY tutorials and crafting videos have gotten very popular over the last few years, and it's a perfect example of a YouTube channel idea that lends itself to being "faceless." Frame your video camera or smartphone to only record your hands and the item you're making so the viewer can follow along, but without your face in the video.
- If you're making a tutorial, go slow and explain what you're doing. Otherwise, consider making a "craft with me" type of channel where viewers can just watch you create something without the expectation of a guide or step-by-step tutorial.
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4Music covers or videos. If you like to sing or can play an instrument, consider making music covers or music videos. While many singers who do covers show their faces on their channels, you by no means have to. You can just record yourself from the neck down while you perform, or you can overlay your cover over another video, images, or animation.
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5Music lessons. Going a step further from just making music covers, if you know how to play an instrument and you like to teach, consider making music lesson videos. The main focus of the video will be your hands and the instrument, so you can keep your channel completely faceless pretty easily.
- This only works well with instruments played only with your hands, such as guitar, banjo, drums, or piano.
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6Magic tricks. If you like magic tricks—or even consider yourself an amateur magician—you can use those skills to make your very own YouTube channel. One channel idea is to focus on doing mind-blowing and cool magic tricks just for entertainment, or you might be more interested in teaching other magic trick lovers how to do the tricks (even if magicians are never supposed to reveal their secrets!)
- As long as your magic trick doesn't require your head or face in any way, you should have no problem keeping your YouTube channel faceless if you record yourself from the neck down while you do your magic tricks.
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7Spoken word poetry. If you write poetry, you could share those poems via a spoken word poetry YouTube channel. Instead of showing a video of yourself performing the poem, include images or other videos that match the emotion you're trying to evoke with your poetry.
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Scary stories. Despite being spooky, channels that tell scary stories can become incredibly popular (such as Nexpo or Mr. Nightmare). These stories can either be fake or real, or somewhere in between. You can keep your channel faceless by showing relevant clips that go along with the story on screen.
- If you're using someone else's scary story on your channel, make sure you get credit before reading it on your channel.
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