YouTube Shorts safe-zone checker
Drop your Short and see where the title, channel name and buttons will sit on top of it.
Your file never leaves this device. Everything runs in your browser.
How it works
- Drop a video or an image.
- Pick a platform, or All to see the area that's safe everywhere.
- Scrub through the video and check that no text or face sits in the shaded areas.
Questions
What's the YouTube Shorts safe zone?
About 10% at the top, 25% at the bottom and 10% on the right, as measured from Google's overlay templates.
Do the buttons cover Shorts on a computer?
Google says the action buttons don't overlay the video on TV, desktop or tablet. The phone is where they cover it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Meta publishes safe zones for Reels and Stories. TikTok and YouTube publish template images rather than numbers, so theirs are measured by third parties from those templates. Each platform's source is linked under the preview, and the whole table is free to reuse.
Are these the same for regular posts and ads?
The platforms publish these zones for ads. Regular posts get close to the same interface, but TikTok's covered area grows with a long caption, so leave extra room there.
Does my video get uploaded?
No. It's drawn in your browser, on your device.
My video isn't 9:16. What happens?
The apps show it with bars above and below, and the checker does the same. The Resize tool turns it into 9:16.