Free YouTube Shorts Size, Length and Safe Zone Checker

Shorts CheckCheck a Short before you post itDrop a vertical video: see whether it posts as a YouTube Short, a TikTok or a Reel, and what the caption and buttons will cover.Free. Works in any browser, on a phone or a computer. What you put here stays on your device.About Shorts CheckWhat it checks

YouTube: a Short is up to 3 minutes long, square or vertical. A wider or longer video posts as a regular one.

YouTube: a Short over one minute with an active Content ID claim is blocked worldwide.

TikTok: uploads in the app up to 60 minutes; TikTok Studio on the web takes 30 minutes and under 10 GB, at least 720 × 1280.

Instagram: Reels up to 20 minutes, from 1.91:1 to 9:16, at least 720 pixels. Over 3 minutes, Instagram does not recommend them to new audiences.

The shape: 9:16 fills a phone screen. No app sets a size for ordinary posts; 1080 × 1920 is what Google recommends for vertical YouTube ads.

Keep it clear of the caption and buttonsNo app publishes a safe zone for ordinary posts, but each publishes one for ads, where the same caption and buttons sit. YouTube's keeps the top 15%, the bottom 35%, 4.4% on the left and 17.8% on the right clear; TikTok's the top 12.5%, the bottom 34.4% and 11.1% on each side, with more on the right where its buttons are; Meta's the top 14%, the bottom 35% and 6% on each side of a Reel. Shorts Check shades the one you choose on your frame.How to use it

Drop your video, or a still frame, on the page. It is read on this device; nothing is uploaded.

Move through the video and check the frames with text or faces against the shaded areas, app by app.

Fix what is flagged in your editor, then check again.

Rules as read on October 3, 2026 from YouTube Help: Upload YouTube Shorts, YouTube Help: Understand three-minute YouTube Shorts, TikTok Support: Camera tools, TikTok Support: Creator tools on TikTok, Instagram Help: Record a reel on Instagram, Instagram Help: Reel size & aspect ratios on Instagram, Google Ads Help: Universal safe zones for video ads on YouTube, TikTok Ads Help: Auction In-Feed Ads, Meta Ads Guide: Instagram Reels.Questions

Why is my video not a Short?

A Short has to be square or vertical, and 3 minutes or shorter. A wide video, or a longer one, posts as a regular video. Shorts Check says which it is.

What size is a YouTube Short?

YouTube sets the shape, not a size: square or vertical. 9:16 fills the screen, and 1080 × 1920 is what Google recommends for vertical YouTube ads.

Where should text go in a Short?

In the middle of the frame: away from the top, from the bottom third where the caption sits, and from the right side where the buttons are. Shorts Check shades those areas for each app.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. Your browser reads the length and size from the file on your device.

Thumbnail Check: Check your YouTube thumbnail at real sizes

Caption Check: Check an SRT or VTT caption file

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