Safe zone resources

Straight answers, in pixels, on where TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube put their buttons, captions and crops. So they don’t end up on your logo.

• Instagram Reels safe zoneThe Instagram Reels safe zone in pixels for organic Reels and Reels ads on a 1080 × 1920 video, with what covers each edge and a free checker.Updated 26 October 2026
• TikTok safe zoneThe TikTok safe zone in pixels for 1080 × 1920 videos: organic posts, In-Feed ads and Spark Ads, and why the zone shrinks as your caption grows.Updated 26 October 2026
• YouTube Shorts safe zoneThe YouTube Shorts safe zone for 1080 × 1920 videos: 288 px top, 672 px bottom, 48 px left and 192 px right, from Google’s vertical video ad guidance.Updated 26 October 2026
• Instagram and Facebook Stories safe zoneStories safe zones in pixels for Instagram and Facebook: 250 px top and bottom for organic Stories, and Meta’s 14% / 35% / 6% for Stories ads.Updated 26 October 2026
• Universal safe zone for TikTok, Reels and ShortsOne safe zone that works on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Shorts, organic and ads: 288 px top, 672 px bottom, 65 px left, 192 px right.Updated 26 October 2026