YouTube Shorts Safe Zone Checker
Upload your YouTube Shorts video to preview where channel name, subscribe button, like button, comments, share button, and video controls appear.
Drag and drop your file here or click to upload
How to Use Safe-Zone Checker in Your Workflow
Follow this step-by-step process to ensure your YouTube Shorts looks perfect on YouTube Shorts.
Prepare Your YouTube Shorts Video
Export your video in 1080 × 1920 (9:16) format. Works with videos, thumbnails, or design mockups.
Upload Your Shorts Video
Drag and drop your file to see safe zone overlays showing where channel name, subscribe button, like button, comments, share button, and video controls appear.
Preview YouTube Shorts UI Overlays
See where YouTube's interface elements appear: channel name at top, engagement buttons on right, video controls at bottom. Toggle to compare with other platforms.
Optimize Your Shorts Layout
Adjust text overlays, captions, logos, and key visuals to stay within safe zone. Keep content in central 4:5 area, avoid bottom 10-15%.
Export and Publish Your Shorts
Download with safe zone overlays as reference. Share with team and ensure all important elements stay visible when uploading to YouTube.
Platform-Specific Safe Zone Recommendations
Each platform has unique UI overlays and cropping behavior. Follow these recommendations for optimal visibility across all devices and viewing contexts.
Instagram Reels
Ensures text/logos avoid feed/profile crop, and UI overlays won't cover CTAs.
YouTube Shorts
Prevents overlay from captions, progress bar, and ensures clear thumbnail visibility.
TikTok
Avoids overlap with caption box and action icons; ensures clarity on different device sizes.
What are Safe Zones and Why They Matter
Safe zones are buffer areas inside your video canvas where important visual elements are guaranteed to remain visible, regardless of device differences or UI overlays.
Protect Your Content
Apps like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube put playback controls, profile bars, comment buttons, captions, and overlays on top of your video. Placing critical content too close to the edges risks accidental cropping or hiding.
Professional Results
Treating safe zones as a built-in editing discipline means fewer layout surprises, fewer reworks, and fewer delivery delays. Your content looks polished and intentional across all platforms.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
With vertical video reaching everywhere - stories, shorts, social feeds, ads - inconsistent visibility can silently erode audience engagement.
Hidden Impact
Missed captions, hidden logos, or obscured CTAs don't surface as technical failures - they lower effective deliverables and weaken brand clarity.
Protect Creative Intent
By embedding safe-zone discipline early and standardizing across projects via templates and project workflows, you protect creative intent.
Reduce Errors
Reduce errors and deliver polished content no matter where it lands. Your content will look professional across all platforms and devices.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Ensure Your Content Looks Perfect?
Use our safe zone checker tool to preview your content with accurate platform overlays. Ensure your videos, titles, logos, and CTAs stay visible across all devices and platforms.