Your Diwali newsletter might be the most opened email you send all year. Customers expect festive offers, opening hours, and wishes, and the header is the first thing they see when the email loads. This template is a compact banner made for the top of a newsletter: 600 pixels wide, the standard width for email layouts, and 200 pixels tall so it does not push your content below the fold.
Header Anatomy
The banner is split into two parts. On the left, a cream panel holds your logo frame and the words FESTIVE NEWSLETTER in small spaced capitals, with the Office Templates Online mark below in a soft brown. A thin gold line divides it from the right side, a deep wine background that holds the greeting Happy Diwali in gold Great Vibes script, a line in spaced capitals reading FESTIVE OFFERS INSIDE, UP TO 30% OFF, a brass diya glowing at the right edge, and a row of small gold dots along the bottom like a string of lights.
Keeping the logo on a light panel means it stays legible whatever colours your logo uses, and putting the festive elements on the dark side gives the gold lettering contrast.
Email Technical Notes
| Topic | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Width | 600 pixels fits the content width of most email templates and builders |
| File type | PNG for crisp script lettering; JPG if your email tool limits file size |
| Sharpness on phones | High-resolution screens may show slight softness; this is normal for 600-pixel headers |
| Alt text | Happy Diwali from your brand, festive offers inside |
| Link | Link the header to your Diwali sale page or homepage in your email builder |
| Dark mode | The cream panel keeps the logo visible when email apps darken the background |
Placing Your Logo in the Cream Panel
Click the logo frame in the cream panel and choose Replace Image, then upload your logo. Wide logos fill the frame best. For a tall or square logo, resize the frame with its handles so the logo is not tiny, and move FESTIVE NEWSLETTER down slightly if needed. If your logo already has a dark background, change the cream panel to a lighter tint of your brand colour instead.
Changing the Offer Line
FESTIVE OFFERS INSIDE, UP TO 30% OFF tells readers why they should scroll. Change it to suit the email:
- For a greeting-only email: WISHING YOU LIGHT AND JOY.
- For holiday hours: OUR FESTIVE OPENING HOURS INSIDE.
- For an event: JOIN OUR DIWALI EVENING ON NOVEMBER 7.
- For a gift guide: GIFT IDEAS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST.
Keep it under about 40 characters so it stays on one line.
Subject Lines That Pair With the Header
The header and the subject line work together: the subject earns the open, the header confirms the reader is in the right place. Ideas that match:
| Email purpose | Subject line idea |
|---|---|
| Sale launch | Our Diwali festive sale starts now |
| Dhanteras offer | Dhanteras specials, today only |
| Gift guide | Diwali gifts for everyone you love |
| Wishes | Happy Diwali from all of us |
| Last chance | Our Diwali offers end tonight |
Building the Rest of the Email
A header alone does not make a newsletter. Under it, most festive emails follow a simple pattern: a two-line greeting, the offer or main news, two or three product blocks or links, practical information such as delivery cut-off dates and holiday hours, and a warm sign-off. Using the same wine and gold colours for your email builder’s buttons ties everything to the header.
In 2026, Dhanteras falls on Friday, November 6, and Diwali on Sunday, November 8. If you ship products, include a clear order-by date for delivery before the festival.
Recolouring the Header
Click the wine background to change it to your brand’s dark colour. Navy, emerald, plum, and charcoal all keep the gold greeting readable. The brass diya is editable vector art; select it to change its colours. The gold dots along the bottom are one group, which you can recolour or delete. The thin gold dividing line is a simple shape you can match to your accent colour.
Using the Header Beyond Email
The 3:1 shape also works as a banner at the top of a blog post, a WhatsApp Business catalogue cover or a small website notice bar. For a full-width website hero, the 1920 x 600 Diwali sale banner in this collection is the better size.
Diwali Newsletter Header Questions
Can I make the header taller?
Yes. Change the canvas height and move the elements apart, but remember that a tall header pushes your message down on phones.
Will the script font display in all email apps?
Yes, because the header is exported as an image. The fonts are part of the picture, not live text in the email.
Should the greeting also be in the email text?
Yes. Some readers have images turned off. Repeat Happy Diwali in the first line of your email text so everyone sees it.
Testing the Header Before Sending
Always send a test email to yourself before the real campaign. Open it on a phone and on a computer, in both light and dark mode if your email app supports it. Check that the logo is legible, the gold script is not blurred, the header links to the right page, and the alt text appears when images are blocked. Testing takes five minutes and saves the embarrassment of a broken header landing in thousands of inboxes on the busiest shopping week of the year.
Reusing the Header for Follow-Up Emails
Festival campaigns usually include several emails: a launch, a reminder, a Dhanteras special, and a thank you after Diwali. Keep this header for all of them and change only the offer line, for example to LAST CHANCE, ENDS TONIGHT or THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WITH US. Subscribers learn to recognise the series at a glance, and you save design time in the busiest weeks of the year.
Open Your Festive Email With Light
Add your logo, adjust the offer line, and drop the PNG into your email builder. A festive header sets the mood before your readers see a single offer.
