Free TikTok safe zone checker: see what the app covers
The TikTok safe zone is the part of a 1080×1920 vertical video that the app's interface does not cover. TikTok's own In-Feed template keeps the top 240 px, the bottom 660 px and 120 px on each side clear, plus a 180 px button strip on the lower right. The videosi TikTok Safe Zone Checker lays that overlay, and the Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts ones, over your frame in the browser, free.
- Keep clear at the top
- 12.5% (240 px)
- Keep clear at the bottom
- 34.4% (660 px)
- Left / right
- 11.1% / 11.1% (120 / 120 px)
- Button strip, lower right
- 180 px wide
The image or video stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- Free, no sign-up
- TikTok, Reels and Shorts overlays
- Your frame stays on your device
TikTok, Reels and Shorts safe zones on a 1080×1920 frame
| Platform | Top | Bottom | Sides | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | 240 px (12.5%) | 660 px (34.4%) | 120 px each, plus a 180 px button strip on the lower right | TikTok Ads Manager, In-Feed safe zone template |
| Instagram Reels | 269 px (14%) | 672 px (35%) | 65 px (6%) each | Meta Ads Guide, Instagram Reels |
| YouTube Shorts | 192 px (10%) | 480 px (25%) | Right 108 px (10%) | Google, YouTube Shorts ads |
The platforms publish these for ad placements; organic posts sit under the same interface. Meta also advises keeping the bottom 40% clear when an ad carries a disclaimer.
How to use the TikTok Safe Zone Checker
Open a frame or video
Pick a still or the video itself. With a video, scrub to the busiest moment: the preview follows it.
Switch platforms
Compare the TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts overlays. Red is covered, the dashed box is safe.
Fix and download
Move captions and faces inside the box. Download the check, or a transparent 1080×1920 guide PNG for your editor.
What is the videosi TikTok Safe Zone Checker?
Every short-video app draws its interface over the video: the account name and caption at the bottom, the like, comment and share buttons on the right, and navigation at the top. Text, a face or a logo under those elements is hidden or hard to read. A safe zone is the area left clear.
The platforms publish their safe zones for ads, and organic posts sit under the same interface, so creators use the same numbers. The overlays here come straight from those pages, scaled to a 1080×1920 frame. To star in the clip yourself, videosi's AI body swap on the home page keeps the original moves and camera and puts you in the lead, from one photo.
Worked example: a caption that hides behind the buttons
Say a creator burns a two-line caption into a 1080×1920 clip, starting 80 px from the left and ending 1,500 px from the top. On the TikTok overlay the second line falls inside the bottom 660 px, where TikTok shows the account name and the post caption, and its right end runs into the 180 px button strip.
Moving the caption up so it ends about 1,200 px from the top, and in so it starts 120 px from the left, puts it inside the dashed box on all three platforms. The same frame then passes the Reels check, which keeps 35% of the bottom clear, and the Shorts check, which keeps 25% clear.
What the TikTok Safe Zone Checker can and cannot tell you
- The overlays are the platforms' published guidance, not a screenshot of every phone. Phones with tall screens, captions that run long and extra elements such as a music label or a link sticker can cover more.
- It checks where things sit, not whether they read well: contrast and font size still matter.
- A frame that is not 9:16 is shown cropped to fill the screen, the way the apps usually display it; the app may letterbox it instead.
Sources, checked November 3, 2026
- TikTok Ads Manager: TikTok Auction In-Feed Ads (safe zone files)
- Meta Ads Guide: Instagram Reels video ads
- Meta Business Help: Text overlays and the safe zone for ads
- Google: YouTube Shorts ads creative guidance
Platforms change their apps and limits without notice; open the official page before a decision that depends on an exact number.
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What is the TikTok safe zone?
The TikTok safe zone is the area of a 1080×1920 video the app's buttons and captions do not cover. TikTok's In-Feed template keeps the top 240 px, the bottom 660 px and 120 px on each side clear, plus a 180 px button strip on the lower right. Check a frame free at videosi.io/tools/tiktok-safe-zone-checker.
What are the TikTok safe zone dimensions in pixels?
On a 1080×1920 frame, TikTok's In-Feed safe zone file leaves a safe box from 120 px to 960 px across and from 240 px to 1,260 px down, with the lower right narrowed by a 180 px button strip. The file is drawn at 720×1280; videosi scales it by 1.5.
Is the Instagram Reels safe zone the same as TikTok's?
Close, but not the same. Meta advises leaving at least 14% of the top, 35% of the bottom and 6% on each side free, which on 1080×1920 is 269 px, 672 px and 65 px. TikTok keeps less at the top and more at the sides.
What is the YouTube Shorts safe zone?
Google advises keeping critical elements out of the top 10%, the bottom 25% and the right-hand 10% of a Shorts frame, where the channel name, caption and buttons sit. On 1080×1920 that is 192 px, 480 px and 108 px.
Is my image or video uploaded?
No. The videosi TikTok Safe Zone Checker draws your frame on a canvas in your browser. Nothing is sent to videosi or anyone else, and the guide PNG is made on your device too.
Can I get a transparent safe zone template?
Yes. Press Transparent guide PNG to download a 1080×1920 overlay for TikTok, Reels or Shorts, with the covered areas in red and the safe box dashed, ready to place on a layer in CapCut, Premiere or any editor.