Free safe zone checker
Keep your text out from under the buttons
Drop a frame or a video and see where Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts lay their buttons, captions and names over it. Keep your text and faces inside the clear area.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Runs in your browser
Drop an image or a video
Shown in your browser and never uploaded.
- Covered by the app
- Clear on screen
How it works
- 1
Drop an image or a video; for a video, pick the moment to check.
- 2
Choose Reels, TikTok or Shorts, or all three at once.
- 3
The shaded parts are covered by the app: keep what matters inside the dashed line.
Safe zones on a 1080 × 1920 video
What to keep clear at each edge, in pixels. None of the three apps publishes numbers for ordinary posts, only for ads (which also carry a button), so these come from their ads guidance and are a little on the safe side.
| App | Top | Bottom | Left | Right | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reels (Instagram, Facebook) | 269 px | 672 px | 65 px | 65 px | Meta's ads guide (Instagram Reels) |
| TikTok | 240 px | 660 px | 120 px | 120 px; 300 from 840 down (buttons) | TikTok's in-feed ads template |
| YouTube Shorts | 288 px | 672 px | 48 px | 192 px | Google's safe zone overlay for vertical video |
Checked 6 November 2026.
Tips
- Tip 1Put on-screen text in the middle, below the top 288 pixels and above the bottom 672: that's clear on all three.
- Tip 2The right edge has the like, comment and share buttons on every app.
- Tip 3Burnt-in subtitles belong just above the caption area, not at the very bottom.
Use it from an AI app
ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can run this too, through the free API or the free MCP server. No account or key needed.
API
curl "https://superbridger.com/api/tools/safe-zones"
JSON in, JSON out, open to any site (CORS). The OpenAPI description lists every endpoint. OpenAPI
MCP server
https://superbridger.com/api/tools/mcp → get_safe_zones
Add https://superbridger.com/api/tools/mcp as a custom connector in Claude, or as an app in ChatGPT. No sign-in.
FAQ
Questions
What is a safe zone?
The part of a full-screen video that the app doesn't cover with its own buttons, captions, names and bars. Text and faces outside it may be hidden.
What's the safe zone for Instagram Reels?
Meta's guidance: keep the top 269 pixels (14%), the bottom 672 (35%) and 65 at each side (6%) of a 1080 × 1920 video clear. Its ads guide gives the same for Instagram Stories and Facebook Reels.
What's the safe zone for TikTok?
On a 1080 × 1920 video: 240 pixels at the top, 660 at the bottom and 120 at each side, with 300 on the right from 840 pixels down, where the buttons are. From TikTok's in-feed ads template.
What's the safe zone for YouTube Shorts?
On a 1080 × 1920 video: 288 pixels at the top, 672 at the bottom, 48 on the left and 192 on the right. Measured on Google's own overlay for vertical video.
Is my video uploaded?
No. It's shown in your browser only.
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