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Reels Safe Zone Checker

The safe zone is the part of a 9:16 video that an app’s buttons, captions and profile details leave uncovered. Upload a frame or a video below and switch on Instagram Reels, TikTok or YouTube Shorts to see the areas to keep clear. The zones are approximate, because each app’s layout changes by device and app version.

Or drop a file on the frame. It stays on your device.

Show the zones for

Legend

Covered by Instagram Reels
Covered by TikTok
Covered by YouTube Shorts
Safe on all selected

Safe on all selected: 660 × 960 px, starting 120 px from the left and 288 px from the top of a 1080 × 1920 frame.

A transparent 1080 × 1920 overlay of the current selection. Put it on top of your timeline while you place text.

Where the zones come from

Instagram Reels
Meta’s guidance for Reels ads: keep 14% at the top, 35% at the bottom and 6% on each side clear.
Meta Ads Guide: Instagram Reels ad specs · Checked 7 October 2026
TikTokApproximate
TikTok’s help centre gives its safe zone as template files, not numbers. These figures follow two guides that read them from its In-Feed template: 240 px top, 660 px bottom, 120 px each side, and a 300 px button column on the right from 840 px down.
TikTok Ads Manager: In-Feed ad specs and safe zone files · Upload-Post: TikTok, Reels and Shorts safe zone checker · AdKit: TikTok ad safe zones · Checked 7 October 2026
YouTube Shorts
Google’s safe area for vertical video ads, which run in Shorts: 288 px top, 672 px bottom, 48 px left and 192 px right.
YouTube: Universal Video Ad Safe Zones (PDF) · Google Ads Help: square and vertical video · Checked 7 October 2026

Meta and Google publish these areas in their ad guides. Each app’s layout also changes by phone and app version, so treat the lines as a guide rather than an exact border.

How to use it

How to use the reels safe zone checker

1Upload a frame or a short video.
2Switch on the platforms you post to.
3Move captions, text and faces out of the shaded areas.

FAQ

Questions

What is the Instagram Reels safe zone?

Meta’s ad guidance asks you to keep at least 14% of the top, 35% of the bottom and 6% of each side of a Reel free of text and logos. On a 1080 × 1920 video that is about 269 pixels at the top, 672 at the bottom and 65 on each side.

Do the safe zones differ between TikTok, Reels and Shorts?

Yes. Each app places its buttons, caption and profile name differently, and TikTok’s buttons take a wide column on the right. Switch on every platform you post to and the checker outlines the area that is safe on all of them.

What size should a Reel, TikTok or Short be?

All three are vertical 9:16 videos. 1080 × 1920 pixels is the usual size, and it is what this checker draws the zones on.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The tool runs in your browser, so your script or file never leaves your device.

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