--- title: "TikTok Video Size and Safe Zone Template" description: "TikTok video size: 1080 × 1920 px (9:16). The margins TikTok's buttons and caption cover, the 896 × 1306 px safe area, and a free overlay PNG." url: https://exemplary.ai/tiktok-video-size facts_as_of: 2026-10-09 publisher: "Exemplary AI (https://exemplary.ai)" --- # TikTok Video Size and Safe Zone Template Post TikToks at 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) and keep text inside the 896 × 1306 px safe area. Check a frame of your video against the overlay, then download it. [Check your TikTok frame](https://exemplary.ai/tiktok-video-size#tool-demo) [Make TikToks from a video](https://exemplary.ai/signup?from=%2Fdashboard%3Fcreate%3Dclips) The standard TikTok video size is 1080 × 1920 px, a 9:16 vertical frame that fills the phone screen. TikTok draws its own buttons and text over the video, so keep words and faces out of the top 130 px, the bottom 484 px and the right 140 px. To make TikToks from a long video, Exemplary AI's free plan includes 500 one-time credits. ## How to size a video for TikTok 1. Set your project to 9:16, 1080 × 1920 px. 2. Download the overlay from the checker and put it on the top layer of your timeline. 3. Keep captions, faces and logos inside the dashed box (896 × 1306 px). 4. Export, remove the overlay, and preview the post in TikTok before publishing. ## TikTok dimensions at a glance | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resolution | 1080 × 1920 px | | Aspect ratio | 9:16 vertical | | Keep clear: top | 130 px: the Following / For You tabs and the status bar | | Keep clear: bottom | 484 px: the username, caption, sound and the navigation bar | | Keep clear: right | 140 px: the profile, like, comment, save and share buttons | | Keep clear: left | 44 px: a thin margin at the screen edge | | Safe area | 896 × 1306 px | Facts checked October 2026. ## Where the safe-zone numbers come from These margins are TikTok Ads Manager's safe zone for a 1080 × 1920 feed video, which creators use for regular posts too, since the same buttons and caption sit over both. A long caption or a sound label can reach higher, so if your caption runs past a couple of lines, keep your on-screen text higher still. Turning a YouTube video or a podcast into TikToks? [YouTube to TikTok](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-to-tiktok) makes vertical clips from a link, and [horizontal to vertical video](https://exemplary.ai/horizontal-to-vertical-video) reframes a wide recording around the person speaking. For Shorts, see the [YouTube Shorts size guide](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-shorts-size). ## TikToks that fit the screen and keep the words readable The frame TikTok fills the screen with, and the parts of it its interface covers. ### A free safe-zone overlay A 1080 × 1920 px transparent PNG with TikTok's covered margins hatched and the 896 × 1306 px safe area outlined. ### Check your own frame first Drop a still from your video into the checker to see which words would sit under the buttons or the caption. It stays on your device. ### Vertical clips with captions Exemplary AI makes clips in 9:16, 16:9, 1:1 and 4:5 from a long video, with captions you can move to the top, center or bottom. ## Turn your video into a TikTok-ready clip Reframe a wide recording, style the spoken words, or start with a video from YouTube. ### [Horizontal to vertical video](https://exemplary.ai/horizontal-to-vertical-video) Reframe a wide recording for a vertical feed. [Reframe a video](https://exemplary.ai/horizontal-to-vertical-video) ### [Caption styles](https://exemplary.ai/caption-styles) Compare bold, clean and creative caption styles. [Preview styles](https://exemplary.ai/caption-styles) ### [YouTube to TikTok](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-to-tiktok) Turn a moment from YouTube into a captioned TikTok. [Make a TikTok](https://exemplary.ai/youtube-to-tiktok) ## Common questions ### What size is a TikTok video? 1080 × 1920 px pixels, in a 9:16 vertical frame that fills the phone screen. ### What is the TikTok safe zone? The 896 × 1306 px area that TikTok's interface leaves clear: 130 px from the top, 484 px from the bottom, 44 px from the left and 140 px from the right of a 1080 × 1920 px frame. ### Where do captions go on a TikTok? Above the bottom 484 px, where your username, caption and sound sit, and left of the button column. Text in the middle third of the screen stays readable. ### Can I post a horizontal video on TikTok? You can, but it plays small, with bars above and below. Reframing to 9:16 around the person speaking fills the screen instead. ### Does the safe zone change with a long caption? Yes. The caption grows upward, so a long caption covers more of the bottom of the video. Keep important text higher when you write long captions. ### Is there a free way to make TikTok-sized clips from a long video? Yes. 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It is built for YouTubers, podcasters and marketing teams; the Free plan includes 500 one-time credits with watermarked video exports. Pricing: https://exemplary.ai/pricing